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
deputizeto appoint as deputy
amnesialoss of memory due usually to brain injury, shock, fatigue, repression, or illness
grouseany of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds
coronera usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner
scantylimited or less than sufficient in degree, quantity, or extent
officiousvolunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome
codifyto reduce to a code
gentilitythe condition of belonging to the gentry
practicablecapable of being put into practice or of being done or accomplished : feasible
heedto pay attention