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grandiloquence

nounCommon GRE wordMore G words

pompous or overblown speech intended to impress

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The speech collapsed under its own grandiloquence, burying any real point beneath ornate phrases.

Synonyms
bombastpompositymagniloquencerhetoric
Antonyms
plainnesssimplicity

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The committee's report was praised for its candor, yet its central recommendation was so blank that administrators could cite it to justify nearly any policy they had already resolved to pursue.

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Grandiloquence (noun) means pompous or overblown speech intended to impress
Here is grandiloquence used in an example sentence: "The speech collapsed under its own grandiloquence, burying any real point beneath ornate phrases."
Common synonyms for grandiloquence include bombast, pomposity, magniloquence, rhetoric.
Antonyms of grandiloquence include plainness, simplicity.
Grandiloquence is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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