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
translucentpermitting the passage of light:
leniencythe quality or state of being lenient
sovereignone possessing or held to possess supreme political power or sovereignty
fatalisma doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them
meddlesomegiven to meddling
obfuscateto throw into shadow : darken
illicitnot permitted : unlawful
ruddyhaving a healthy reddish color
recessionthe act or action of receding : withdrawal
vigilantea member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate)