GRE Word List

POMPOSITY

pompous demeanor, speech, or behavior

The meaning of the word pomposity is pompous demeanor, speech, or behavior.

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WordMeaning
magisterialof, relating to, or having the characteristics of a master or teacher : authoritative
desultorymarked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose
garbledmade unclear or confusing : distorted or mixed up
artfulperformed with or showing art or skill
infamoushaving a reputation of the worst kind : notoriously evil
unseemlynot seemly: such as
boorishresembling or befitting a rude or insensitive person : resembling or befitting a boor
extricateto free or remove from an entanglement or difficulty
hibernateto pass the winter in a torpid or resting state
phoenixa legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period