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grandiloquence

nounCommon GRE wordMore G words

pompous or overblown speech intended to impress

In a sentence

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

Synonyms
bombastpompositymagniloquencerhetoric
Antonyms
plainnesssimplicity

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