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gasconade
extravagant or bombastic boasting
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Gasconade (noun) means extravagant or bombastic boasting
Here is gasconade used in an example sentence: "His gasconade about single-handedly saving the firm impressed no one who knew the facts."
Common synonyms for gasconade include bravado, bluster, braggadocio, bombast.
Antonyms of gasconade include modesty, understatement.
Gasconade is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.
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