GRE vocabulary
bloviate
to talk at length in a pompous or empty way
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Questions about “bloviate”
Bloviate (verb) means to talk at length in a pompous or empty way
Here is bloviate used in an example sentence: "The pundit bloviated for an hour without saying anything new."
Common synonyms for bloviate include pontificate, ramble, expatiate, blather.
Antonyms of bloviate include understate.
Bloviate is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.
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