Word of the day
portentous
1. done in a pompously or overly solemn manner so as to impress
“the author's portentous moralizings”
2. of or like a portent
“the envelope and its portentous contents”
adjective
/pɔrˈtɛn(t)əs/
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Choose the word that best fits in the phrase
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"At the gala, her _____ remarks felt overly grand, as she made her portentous entrance with a flourish."
Select three words related to portentous
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- momentous
- casual
- pompous
- bombastic
- trivial
- cheerful
Choose the phrase that uses portentous correctly
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Find a word related to portentous
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