GRE Word List
POMPOSITY
pompous demeanor, speech, or behavior
The meaning of the word pomposity is pompous demeanor, speech, or behavior.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| relevant | having significant and demonstrable bearing on the matter at hand |
| impolitic | not politic : unwise |
| crochet | needlework consisting of the interlocking of looped stitches formed with a single thread and a hooked needle |
| incrustation | a crust or hard coating |
| incursion | a hostile entrance into a territory : raid |
| pare | to trim off an outside, excess, or irregular part of |
| shrivel | to draw into wrinkles especially with a loss of moisture |
| hindrance | the state of being interfered with, held back, or slowed down : the state of being hindered |
| interregnum | the time during which a throne is vacant between two successive reigns or regimes |
| unmitigated | not lessened : unrelieved |