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trumpery

nounCommon GRE wordMore T words

showy but worthless stuff or empty, specious pretense

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Trumpery in a sentence

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The brochure was full of trumpery, dressing up an ordinary product in extravagant claims.

Synonyms
nonsenserubbishclaptrap
Antonyms

None listed.

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Trumpery (noun) means showy but worthless stuff or empty, specious pretense
Here is trumpery used in an example sentence: "The brochure was full of trumpery, dressing up an ordinary product in extravagant claims."
Common synonyms for trumpery include nonsense, rubbish, claptrap.
Trumpery is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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