This wordlist is generally used by students preparing for GRE.
Short Definition : self-important behavior; acting like a stuffed shirt(pompous person); ADJ. pompous: self-important
Short Definition : having great weight; weighty; unwieldy; lacking lightness; dull; Ex. ponderous body/style of writing
Short Definition : pertaining to a bishop or pope; pompous or pretentious; CF. pontiff: pope; bishop
Short Definition : study industriously; ponder; scrutinize; Ex. pore over the book; N.
Short Definition : full of pores; like a sieve
Short Definition : soft food made by boiling oatmeal
Short Definition : foretell; presage; be a sign or warning of; N. portent: sign; omen; forewarning
Short Definition : stout; corpulent
Short Definition : assume a particular posture; put forward; present; affect a particular attitude (to impress others); Ex. pose a threat; N.
Short Definition : person who pretends to be sophisticated, elegant, etc., to impress others; person who poses; CF. pose