lace
- noun a cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment)
lacing.
- noun a delicate decorative fabric woven in an open web of symmetrical patterns
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rhetorician
- noun a person who delivers a speech or oration
orator; public speaker; speechmaker; speechifier.
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yellow
- noun yellow color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of sunflowers or ripe lemons
yellowness.
- verb turn yellow
- The pages of the book began to yellow
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windy
- adjective satellite abounding in or exposed to the wind or breezes
blowy; breezy.
- blowy weather
- a windy bluff
- adjective satellite not practical or realizable; speculative
airy; visionary; impractical; Laputan.
- airy theories about socioeconomic improvement
- visionary schemes for getting rich
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ornate
- adjective satellite marked by elaborate rhetoric and elaborated with decorative details
flowery.
- a flowery speech
- ornate rhetoric taught out of the rule of Plato"-John Milton
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lacy
- adjective satellite made of or resembling lace
lacelike.
- adjective satellite having open interstices or resembling a web
weblike; netted; webby; webbed; netlike.
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two-dimensional
- adjective involving two dimensions
planar.
- adjective satellite lacking the expected range or depth; not designed to give an illusion or depth
flat; 2-dimensional.
- a film with two-dimensional characters
- a flat two-dimensional painting
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compact
- noun a small cosmetics case with a mirror; to be carried in a woman's purse
powder compact.
- noun a signed written agreement between two or more parties (nations) to perform some action
covenant; concordat.
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speechify
- verb make speeches; hold forth, or harangue with a certain degree of formality
- These ministers speechify on every occasion
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earthbound
- adjective satellite confined to the earth
- adjective satellite lacking wit or imagination
pedestrian; prosaic; prosy.
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flash
- noun a sudden intense burst of radiant energy
- noun a momentary brightness
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literary
- adjective of or relating to or characteristic of literature
- adjective satellite knowledgeable about literature
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device
- noun an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose
- the device is small enough to wear on your wrist
- a device intended to conserve water
- noun something in an artistic work designed to achieve a particular effect
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honorific
- noun an expression of respect
- the Japanese use many honorifics
- adjective satellite conferring or showing honor or respect
- honorific social status commonly attaches to membership in a recognized profession
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portentous
- adjective satellite of momentous or ominous significance
prodigious.
- such a portentous...monster raised all my curiosity"- Herman Melville
- a prodigious vision
- adjective satellite ominously prophetic
foreboding; fateful.
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analogous
- adjective satellite similar or equivalent in some respects though otherwise dissimilar
correspondent.
- brains and computers are often considered analogous
- salmon roe is marketed as analogous to caviar
- adjective corresponding in function but not in evolutionary origin
- the wings of a bee and those of a hummingbird are analogous
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pontifical
- noun the vestments and other insignia of a pontiff (especially a bishop)
- adjective proceeding from or ordered by or subject to a pope or the papacy regarded as the successor of the Apostles
papal; apostolical; apostolic.
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spoon
- noun a piece of cutlery with a shallow bowl-shaped container and a handle; used to stir or serve or take up food
- noun as much as a spoon will hold
spoonful.
- he added two spoons of sugar
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plushy
- adjective satellite (of textures) resembling plush
plush-like.
- adjective satellite characterized by extravagance and profusion
lavish; lush; lucullan; plush.
- a lavish buffet
- a lucullan feast
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ranting
- noun a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion
rant; harangue.
- verb talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner
rabbit on; spout; rant; rave; mouth off; jabber.
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large
- noun a garment size for a large person
- adjective above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
big.
- a large city
- set out for the big city
- a large sum
- a big (or large) barn
- a large family
- big businesses
- a big expenditure
- a large number of newspapers
- a big group of scientists
- large areas of the world
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conventionalize
- verb make conventional or adapt to conventions
conventionalise.
- conventionalized behavior
- verb represent according to a conventional style
stylize; stylise.
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flashy
- adjective satellite tastelessly showy
garish; gaudy; brassy; meretricious; tatty; tawdry; flash; cheap; tacky; gimcrack; loud; trashy.
- a flash car
- a flashy ring
- garish colors
- a gaudy costume
- loud sport shirts
- a meretricious yet stylish book
- tawdry ornaments
- adjective satellite (used especially of clothes) marked by conspicuous display
showy; gaudy; sporty; jazzy.
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epicurean
- noun a person devoted to refined sensuous enjoyment (especially good food and drink)
foodie; gourmet; gastronome; bon vivant; epicure.
- adjective of Epicurus or epicureanism
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winded
- adjective satellite breathing laboriously or convulsively
pursy; short-winded; blown.
- verb to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course
wander; meander; thread; wind; weave.
- the river winds through the hills
- the path meanders through the vineyards
- sometimes, the gout wanders through the entire body
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antiphonary
- noun bound collection of antiphons
antiphonal.
- adjective relating to or resembling an antiphon or antiphony
antiphonal.
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monotonous
- adjective satellite tediously repetitious or lacking in variety; all work and no play"
humdrum.
- a humdrum existence
- nothing is so monotonous as the sea
- adjective satellite sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch
flat; monotonic; monotone.
- the owl's faint monotonous hooting
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feathery
- adjective satellite resembling or suggesting a feather or feathers
featherlike.
- adjective satellite characterized by a covering of feathers
- the feathery congregation of jays
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tinseled
- adjective satellite glittering with gold or silver
clinquant; tinselly.
- verb impart a cheap brightness to
tinsel.
- his tinseled image of Hollywood
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tea
- noun a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
- iced tea is a cooling drink
- noun a light midafternoon meal of tea and sandwiches or cakes
afternoon tea; teatime.
- an Englishman would interrupt a war to have his afternoon tea
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repetitive
- adjective satellite repetitive and persistent
insistent.
- the bluejay's insistent cry
- adjective characterized by repetition
repetitious.
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crocketed
- adjective satellite (of a gable or spire) furnished with a crocket (an ornament in the form of curved or bent foliage)
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exuberant
- adjective satellite joyously unrestrained
high-spirited; ebullient.
- adjective satellite unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings
extravagant; overweening; excessive.
- extravagant praise
- exuberant compliments
- overweening ambition
- overweening greed
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pretentious
- adjective making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction
- a pretentious country house
- a pretentious fraud
- a pretentious scholarly edition
- adjective intended to attract notice and impress others
ostentatious.
- an ostentatious sable coat
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voluptuous
- adjective satellite having strong sexual appeal
toothsome; luscious; red-hot; juicy.
- juicy barmaids
- a red-hot mama
- a voluptuous woman
- a toothsome blonde in a tight dress
- adjective satellite (of a woman's body) having a large bosom and pleasing curves
busty; sonsie; stacked; full-bosomed; bosomy; buxom; curvaceous; curvy; well-endowed; sonsy.
- Hollywood seems full of curvaceous blondes
- a curvy young woman in a tight dress
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brief
- noun a document stating the facts and points of law of a client's case
legal brief.
- noun a condensed written summary or abstract
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salutatory_oration
- noun an opening or welcoming statement (especially one delivered at graduation exercises)
salutatory; salutatory address.
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oration
- noun an instance of oratory
- he delivered an oration on the decline of family values
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succinct
- adjective satellite briefly giving the gist of something
compact; summary; compendious.
- a short and compendious book
- a compact style is brief and pithy
- succinct comparisons
- a summary formulation of a wide-ranging subject
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plush
- noun a fabric with a nap that is longer and softer than velvet
- adjective satellite characterized by extravagance and profusion
lavish; lush; lucullan; plushy.
- a lavish buffet
- a lucullan feast
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prosaic
- adjective satellite not fanciful or imaginative
matter-of-fact.
- local guides describe the history of various places in matter-of-fact tones
- a prosaic and unimaginative essay
- adjective satellite lacking wit or imagination
pedestrian; prosy; earthbound.
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gemmed
- adjective satellite covered with beads or jewels or sequins
spangled; beady; jewelled; sequined; spangly; jeweled.
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rich
- noun people who have possessions and wealth (considered as a group)
rich people.
- only the very rich benefit from this legislation
- adjective possessing material wealth
- her father is extremely rich
- many fond hopes are pinned on rich uncles
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honour
- noun the state of being honored
honor; laurels.
- noun a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
accolade; honor; award; laurels.
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terse
- adjective satellite brief and to the point; effectively cut short; `yes'"
laconic; curt; crisp.
- a crisp retort
- a response so curt as to be almost rude
- the laconic reply
- short and terse and easy to understand
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quoin
- noun expandable metal or wooden wedge used by printers to lock up a form within a chase
coigne; coign.
- noun the keystone of an arch
coigne; coign.
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address
- noun (computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored
reference; computer address.
- noun the place where a person or organization can be found or communicated with
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carbuncled
- adjective satellite afflicted with or resembling a carbuncle
carbuncular.
- adjective satellite set with carbuncles
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piquant
- adjective satellite having an agreeably pungent taste
savory; savoury; spicy; zesty.
- adjective satellite engagingly stimulating or provocative
salty.
- a piquant wit
- salty language
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elaborate
- verb add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing
expound; lucubrate; dilate; expatiate; enlarge; exposit; flesh out; expand.
- She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation
- verb produce from basic elements or sources; change into a more developed product
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salutatory_address
- noun an opening or welcoming statement (especially one delivered at graduation exercises)
salutatory oration; salutatory.
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pretentiousness
- noun lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity
splashiness; pompousness; ostentation; puffiness; inflation; pomposity; ostentatiousness.
- noun the quality of being pretentious (behaving or speaking in such a manner as to create a false appearance of great importance or worth)
pretension; largeness.
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circumlocutious
- adjective satellite roundabout and unnecessarily wordy; (`ambagious' is archaic)
periphrastic; circumlocutory; ambagious.
- had a preference for circumlocutious (or circumlocutory) rather than forthright expression
- A periphrastic study in a worn-out poetical fashion,/ Leaving one still with the intolerable wrestle/ With words and meanings."-T.S.Eliot
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processional
- noun religious music used in a procession
prosodion.
- adjective intended for use in a procession
- processional music
- processional cross
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unglamorous
- adjective satellite not challenging; dull and lacking excitement
humdrum; prosaic; commonplace; unglamourous.
- an unglamorous job greasing engines
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fantastic
- adjective satellite ludicrously odd
grotesque; antic; fantastical.
- Hamlet's assumed antic disposition
- fantastic Halloween costumes
- a grotesque reflection in the mirror
- adjective satellite extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
marvelous; marvellous; grand; terrific; howling; wonderful; wondrous; rattling; tremendous.
- a fantastic trip to the Orient
- the film was fantastic!
- a howling success
- a marvelous collection of rare books
- had a rattling conversation about politics
- a tremendous achievement
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love
- noun a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
- his love for his work
- children need a lot of love
- noun any object of warm affection or devotion;
passion.
- the theater was her first love
- he has a passion for cock fighting
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verbose
- adjective satellite using or containing too many words
tedious; windy; wordy; long-winded.
- long-winded (or windy) speakers
- verbose and ineffective instructional methods
- newspapers of the day printed long wordy editorials
- proceedings were delayed by wordy disputes
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humour
- noun a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
humor; temper; mood.
- whether he praised or cursed me depended on his temper at the time
- he was in a bad humor
- noun a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
witticism; wittiness; wit; humor.
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puffed
- adjective satellite gathered for protruding fullness
puff.
- verb smoke and exhale strongly
puff; whiff.
- puff a cigar
- whiff a pipe
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doric_order
- noun the oldest and simplest of the Greek orders and the only one that normally has no base
Dorian order.
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speechmaker
- noun a person who delivers a speech or oration
orator; public speaker; speechifier; rhetorician.
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sesquipedalian
- noun a very long word (a foot and a half long)
sesquipedalia.
- adjective satellite given to the overuse of long words
- sesquipedalian orators
- this sesquipedalian way of saying one has no money
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two
- noun the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
II; deuce; 2.
- noun one of the four playing cards in a deck that have two spots
deuce.
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frog
- noun any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species
toad; batrachian; salientian; anuran; toad frog.
- noun a person of French descent
Gaul.
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figurative
- adjective (used of the meanings of words or text) not literal; using figures of speech
nonliteral.
- adjective satellite consisting of or forming human or animal figures
figural.
- a figural design
- the figurative art of the humanistic tradition"- Herbert Read
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music
- noun an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
- noun any agreeable (pleasing and harmonious) sounds
euphony.
- he fell asleep to the music of the wind chimes
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grandiloquent
- adjective satellite lofty in style
tall; magniloquent.
- he engages in so much tall talk, one never really realizes what he is saying
- adjective satellite puffed up with vanity
pompous; portentous; overblown; pontifical.
- a grandiloquent and boastful manner
- overblown oratory
- a pompous speech
- pseudo-scientific gobbledygook and pontifical hooey"- Newsweek
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flat
- noun a level tract of land
- noun a shallow box in which seedlings are started
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highfalutin
- adjective satellite affectedly genteel
grandiose; la-di-da; highfaluting; hoity-toity; hifalutin.
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plumy
- adjective satellite resembling a plume
plumelike.
- adjective satellite having or covered with or abounding in plumes
plumed.
- the plumed serpent
- white-plumed egrets
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on
- adjective in operation or operational
- left the oven on
- the switch is in the on position
- adjective (of events) planned or scheduled
- the picnic is on, rain or shine
- we have nothing on for Friday night
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crested
- adjective satellite bearing an heraldic device
- verb lie at the top of
cap; crest.
- Snow capped the mountains
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hoity-toity
- adjective satellite affectedly genteel
grandiose; highfalutin; la-di-da; highfaluting; hifalutin.
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mass
- noun the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
- noun (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
plenty; great deal; pot; sight; flock; mint; slew; mountain; deal; wad; muckle; pile; lot; mickle; raft; quite a little; passel; hatful; mess; spate; heap; peck; stack; good deal; batch; tidy sum.
- a batch of letters
- a deal of trouble
- a lot of money
- he made a mint on the stock market
- see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos
- it must have cost plenty
- a slew of journalists
- a wad of money
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rabbit
- noun any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or food
cony; coney.
- noun the fur of a rabbit
lapin.
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particular
- noun a fact about some part (as opposed to general)
specific.
- he always reasons from the particular to the general
- noun a small part that can be considered separately from the whole
item; detail.
- it was perfect in all details
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orator
- noun a person who delivers a speech or oration
public speaker; speechmaker; speechifier; rhetorician.
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mounted
- adjective satellite assembled for use; especially by being attached to a support
- verb attach to a support
mount.
- They mounted the aerator on a floating
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pretense
- noun the act of giving a false appearance
pretence; feigning; pretending; simulation.
- his conformity was only pretending
- noun pretending with intention to deceive
pretence; dissembling; feigning.
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pathos
- noun a quality that arouses emotions (especially pity or sorrow)
poignancy.
- the film captured all the pathos of their situation
- noun a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
pity; commiseration; ruth.
- the blind are too often objects of pity
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off-colour
- adjective satellite in violation of good taste even verging on the indecent
indelicate; off-color.
- an indelicate remark
- an off-color joke
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cloisonne
- noun enamelware in which colored areas are separated by thin metal strips
- adjective satellite (for metals) having areas separated by metal and filled with colored enamel and fired
champleve.
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unglamourous
- adjective satellite not challenging; dull and lacking excitement
humdrum; prosaic; commonplace; unglamorous.
- an unglamorous job greasing engines
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over-embellished
- adjective satellite excessively elaborate or showily expressed
purple; empurpled.
- a writer of empurpled literature
- many purple passages
- an over-embellished story of the fish that got away
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bombastic
- adjective satellite ostentatiously lofty in style
tumid; orotund; large; turgid; declamatory.
- a man given to large talk
- tumid political prose
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unexciting
- adjective not stimulating
unstimulating.
- adjective not exciting
- an unexciting novel
- lived an unexciting life
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pretend
- noun the enactment of a pretense
make-believe.
- verb make believe with the intent to deceive
affect; feign; dissemble; sham.
- He feigned that he was ill
- He shammed a headache
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thump
- noun a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects)
thud; clump; clunk; thumping.
- noun a heavy blow with the hand
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long-winded
- adjective satellite using or containing too many words
tedious; windy; wordy; verbose.
- long-winded (or windy) speakers
- verbose and ineffective instructional methods
- newspapers of the day printed long wordy editorials
- proceedings were delayed by wordy disputes
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inflamed
- adjective satellite resulting from inflammation; hot and swollen and reddened
- eyes inflamed with crying
- verb cause inflammation in
inflame.
- The repetitive motion inflamed her joint
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stimulating
- adjective rousing or quickening activity or the senses
- verb act as a stimulant
excite; stimulate.
- The book stimulated her imagination
- This play stimulates
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pleonastic
- adjective satellite repetition of same sense in different words
tautological; redundant; tautologic.
- `a true fact' and `a free gift' are pleonastic expressions
- the phrase `a beginner who has just started' is tautological
- at the risk of being redundant I return to my original proposition"- J.B.Conant
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epideictic_oratory
- noun a type of oratory used to eulogize or condemn a person or group of people
- Pericles' funeral oration for Athenians killed in the Peloponnesian War is a famous example of epideictic oratory
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high-sounding
- adjective satellite pretentious (especially with regard to language or ideals)
high-flown; inflated.
- high-flown talk of preserving the moral tone of the school
- a high-sounding dissertation on the means to attain social revolution
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high
- noun a lofty level or position or degree
- summer temperatures reached an all-time high
- noun an air mass of higher than normal pressure
- the east coast benefits from a Bermuda high
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fanciful
- adjective satellite indulging in or influenced by fancy
notional.
- a fanciful mind
- all the notional vagaries of childhood
- adjective satellite not based on fact; unreal
notional; imaginary.
- the falsehood about some fanciful secret treaties"- F.D.Roosevelt
- a small child's imaginary friends
- to create a notional world for oneself
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phrase
- noun an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence
- noun a short musical passage
musical phrase.
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nonliteral
- adjective (used of the meanings of words or text) not literal; using figures of speech
figurative.
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oratory
- noun addressing an audience formally (usually a long and rhetorical address and often pompous)
- he loved the sound of his own oratory
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magniloquence
- noun high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation
grandiosity; grandiloquence; rhetoric; ornateness.
- the grandiosity of his prose
- an excessive ornateness of language
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dress
- noun a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice
frock.
- noun clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion
garb; attire.
- formal attire
- battle dress
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eloquent
- adjective satellite expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively
silver-tongued; facile; fluent; smooth-spoken; silver.
- able to dazzle with his facile tongue
- silver speech
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poetry
- noun literature in metrical form
verse; poesy.
- noun any communication resembling poetry in beauty or the evocation of feeling
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magpie
- noun long-tailed black-and-white crow that utters a raucous chattering call
- noun someone who collects things that have been discarded by others
scavenger; pack rat.
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lamp
- noun an artificial source of visible illumination
- noun a piece of furniture holding one or more electric light bulbs
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insistent
- adjective satellite repetitive and persistent
repetitive.
- the bluejay's insistent cry
- adjective satellite demanding attention
instant; clamant; crying; exigent.
- clamant needs
- a crying need
- regarded literary questions as exigent and momentous"- H.L.Mencken
- insistent hunger
- an instant need
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utterer
- noun an organism that can utter vocal sounds
vocalizer; vocaliser.
- an utterer of foul oaths
- is the giraffe a vocalizer?
- noun someone who circulates forged banknotes or counterfeit coins
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circumlocutory
- adjective satellite roundabout and unnecessarily wordy; (`ambagious' is archaic)
periphrastic; ambagious; circumlocutious.
- had a preference for circumlocutious (or circumlocutory) rather than forthright expression
- A periphrastic study in a worn-out poetical fashion,/ Leaving one still with the intolerable wrestle/ With words and meanings."-T.S.Eliot
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embellish
- verb add details to
dramatize; dramatise; blow up; pad; embroider; lard; aggrandise; aggrandize.
- verb be beautiful to look at
deck; beautify; decorate; grace; adorn.
- Flowers adorned the tables everywhere
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silver-tongued
- adjective satellite expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively
facile; eloquent; fluent; smooth-spoken; silver.
- able to dazzle with his facile tongue
- silver speech
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cicero
- noun a linear unit of the size of type slightly larger than an em
- noun a Roman statesman and orator remembered for his mastery of Latin prose (106-43 BC)
Tully; Marcus Tullius Cicero.
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bouffant
- noun a woman's hairstyle in which the hair gives a puffy appearance
- adjective satellite being puffed out; used of hair style or clothing
puffy.
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bluff
- noun a high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion)
- noun pretense that your position is stronger than it really is
- his bluff succeeded in getting him accepted
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prolix
- adjective tediously prolonged or tending to speak or write at great length
- editing a prolix manuscript
- a prolix lecturer telling you more than you want to know
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flourish
- noun a showy gesture
- she entered with a great flourish
- noun an ornamental embellishment in writing
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speechifier
- noun a person who delivers a speech or oration
orator; public speaker; speechmaker; rhetorician.
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matter-of-fact
- adjective satellite not fanciful or imaginative
prosaic.
- local guides describe the history of various places in matter-of-fact tones
- a prosaic and unimaginative essay
- adjective satellite concerned with practical matters
pragmatical; pragmatic.
- a matter-of-fact (or pragmatic) approach to the problem
- a matter-of-fact account of the trip
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raver
- noun a participant in a rave dancing party
- noun someone who rants and raves; speaks in a violent or loud manner
ranter.
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facile
- adjective satellite arrived at without due care or effort; lacking depth
- too facile a solution for so complex a problem
- adjective satellite performing adroitly and without effort
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spout
- noun an opening that allows the passage of liquids or grain
- verb gush forth in a sudden stream or jet
spurt; spirt; gush.
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redundant
- adjective satellite more than is needed, desired, or required
supererogatory; extra; surplus; spare; excess; superfluous; supernumerary.
- trying to lose excess weight
- found some extra change lying on the dresser
- yet another book on heraldry might be thought redundant
- skills made redundant by technological advance
- sleeping in the spare room
- supernumerary ornamentation
- it was supererogatory of her to gloat
- delete superfluous (or unnecessary) words
- extra ribs as well as other supernumerary internal parts
- surplus cheese distributed to the needy
- adjective satellite repetition of same sense in different words
pleonastic; tautological; tautologic.
- `a true fact' and `a free gift' are pleonastic expressions
- the phrase `a beginner who has just started' is tautological
- at the risk of being redundant I return to my original proposition"- J.B.Conant
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sententious
- adjective satellite abounding in or given to pompous or aphoristic moralizing
- too often the significant episode deteriorates into sententious conversation"- Kathleen Barnes
- adjective satellite concise and full of meaning
pithy.
- welcomed her pithy comments
- the peculiarly sardonic and sententious style in which Don Luis composed his epigrams"- Hervey Allen
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castellated
- adjective satellite having or resembling repeated square indentations like those in a battlement
embattled; battlemented; castled.
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blither
- verb to talk foolishly
babble; blather; smatter; blether.
- The two women babbled and crooned at the baby
- adjective satellite lacking or showing a lack of due concern
blithe.
- spoke with blithe ignorance of the true situation
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tall
- noun a garment size for a tall person
- adjective great in vertical dimension; high in stature
- tall people
- tall buildings
- tall trees
- tall ships
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crafty
- adjective satellite marked by skill in deception
tricky; wily; knavish; sly; slick; foxy; guileful; tricksy; dodgy; cunning.
- cunning men often pass for wise
- deep political machinations
- a foxy scheme
- a slick evasive answer
- sly as a fox
- tricky Dick
- a wily old attorney
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adorned
- adjective provided with something intended to increase its beauty or distinction
decorated.
- verb make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
ornament; embellish; beautify; decorate; grace; adorn.
- Decorate the room for the party
- beautify yourself for the special day
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hifalutin
- adjective satellite affectedly genteel
grandiose; highfalutin; la-di-da; highfaluting; hoity-toity.
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over
- noun (cricket) the division of play during which six balls are bowled at the batsman by one player from the other team from the same end of the pitch
- adjective satellite having come or been brought to a conclusion
concluded; terminated; complete; ended; all over.
- the harvesting was complete
- the affair is over, ended, finished
- the abruptly terminated interview
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henry
- noun a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
H.
- noun English chemist who studied the quantities of gas absorbed by water at different temperatures and under different pressures (1775-1836)
William Henry.
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trick
- noun a cunning or deceitful action or device
fast one.
- he played a trick on me
- he pulled a fast one and got away with it
- noun a period of work or duty
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scandalmongering
- noun spreading malicious gossip
- adjective satellite typical of tabloids
sensationalistic; yellow.
- sensational journalistic reportage of the scandal
- yellow press
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inaugural
- noun an address delivered at an inaugural ceremony (especially by a United States president)
inaugural address.
- noun the ceremonial induction into a position
inauguration.
- the new president obviously enjoyed his inauguration
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arabesque
- noun position in which the dancer has one leg raised behind and arms outstretched in a conventional pose
- noun an ornament that interlaces simulated foliage in an intricate design
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elocutionary
- adjective of or relating to elocution
- adjective satellite (used of style of speaking) overly embellished
- an elocutionary Oxonian delivery
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euphuism
- noun any artificially elegant style of language
- noun an elegant style of prose of the Elizabethan period; characterized by balance and antithesis and alliteration and extended similes with and allusions to nature and mythology
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style
- noun how something is done or how it happens
fashion; manner; way; mode.
- her dignified manner
- his rapid manner of talking
- their nomadic mode of existence
- in the characteristic New York style
- a lonely way of life
- in an abrasive fashion
- noun a way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period
expressive style.
- all the reporters were expected to adopt the style of the newspaper
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swank
- noun elegance by virtue of being fashionable
stylishness; smartness; last word; chicness; chichi; modishness; chic.
- verb display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously
flash; flaunt; show off; ostentate.
- he showed off his new sports car
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fit
- noun a display of bad temper
conniption; tantrum; scene.
- he had a fit
- she threw a tantrum
- he made a scene
- noun a sudden uncontrollable attack
paroxysm; convulsion.
- a paroxysm of giggling
- a fit of coughing
- convulsions of laughter
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la
- noun a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
atomic number 57; lanthanum.
- noun a state in southern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
Louisiana; Pelican State.
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valedictory_address
- noun a farewell oration (especially one delivered during graduation exercises by an outstanding member of a graduating class)
valedictory; valedictory oration; valediction.
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writing
- noun the act of creating written works
authorship; penning; composition.
- writing was a form of therapy for him
- it was a matter of disputed authorship
- noun the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect)
written material; piece of writing.
- the writing in her novels is excellent
- that editorial was a fine piece of writing
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speech
- noun the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
address.
- he listened to an address on minor Roman poets
- noun (language) communication by word of mouth
oral communication; spoken language; language; voice communication; speech communication; spoken communication.
- his speech was garbled
- he uttered harsh language
- he recorded the spoken language of the streets
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high-flown
- adjective satellite pretentious (especially with regard to language or ideals)
inflated; high-sounding.
- high-flown talk of preserving the moral tone of the school
- a high-sounding dissertation on the means to attain social revolution
- adjective satellite of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style
idealistic; exalted; noble-minded; elevated; rarefied; rarified; grand; high-minded; sublime; lofty.
- an exalted ideal
- argue in terms of high-flown ideals"- Oliver Franks
- a noble and lofty concept
- a grand purpose
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ambagious
- adjective satellite roundabout and unnecessarily wordy; (`ambagious' is archaic)
periphrastic; circumlocutory; circumlocutious.
- had a preference for circumlocutious (or circumlocutory) rather than forthright expression
- A periphrastic study in a worn-out poetical fashion,/ Leaving one still with the intolerable wrestle/ With words and meanings."-T.S.Eliot
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driveller
- noun someone whose talk is trivial drivel
jabberer.
- noun a person who dribbles; he needs a bib"
dribbler; drooler; slobberer.
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enrich
- verb make better or improve in quality
- The experience enriched her understanding
- enriched foods
- verb make wealthy or richer
- the oil boom enriched a lot of local people
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declamatory
- adjective satellite ostentatiously lofty in style
tumid; bombastic; orotund; large; turgid.
- a man given to large talk
- tumid political prose
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multidimensional
- adjective having or involving or marked by several dimensions or aspects
- multidimensional problems
- a multidimensional proposition
- a multidimensional personality
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feathered
- adjective satellite adorned with feathers or plumes
plumy; feathery.
- verb join tongue and groove, in carpentry
feather.
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pompous
- adjective satellite puffed up with vanity
portentous; grandiloquent; overblown; pontifical.
- a grandiloquent and boastful manner
- overblown oratory
- a pompous speech
- pseudo-scientific gobbledygook and pontifical hooey"- Newsweek
- adjective characterized by pomp and ceremony and stately display
ceremonious.
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patrick_henry
- noun a leader of the American Revolution and a famous orator who spoke out against British rule of the American colonies (1736-1799)
Henry.
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tumid
- adjective satellite ostentatiously lofty in style
bombastic; orotund; large; turgid; declamatory.
- a man given to large talk
- tumid political prose
- adjective satellite abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas
tumescent; puffy; intumescent; turgid.
- hungry children with bloated stomachs
- he had a grossly distended stomach
- eyes with puffed (or puffy) lids
- swollen hands
- tumescent tissue
- puffy tumid flesh
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rhetoric
- noun using language effectively to please or persuade
- noun high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation
grandiosity; grandiloquence; ornateness; magniloquence.
- the grandiosity of his prose
- an excessive ornateness of language
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fringed
- adjective satellite surrounded as with a border or fringe; sometimes used in combination
- a large suburban community...fringed by an industrial area
- a grass-fringed stream
- verb adorn with a fringe
fringe.
- The weaver fringed the scarf
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sybaritic
- adjective satellite displaying luxury and furnishing gratification to the senses
voluptuous; luxurious; epicurean; voluptuary; luxuriant.
- an epicurean banquet
- enjoyed a luxurious suite with a crystal chandelier and thick oriental rugs
- Lucullus spent the remainder of his days in voluptuous magnificence
- a chinchilla robe of sybaritic lavishness
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laconic
- adjective satellite brief and to the point; effectively cut short; `yes'"
terse; curt; crisp.
- a crisp retort
- a response so curt as to be almost rude
- the laconic reply
- short and terse and easy to understand
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valediction
- noun a farewell oration (especially one delivered during graduation exercises by an outstanding member of a graduating class)
valedictory address; valedictory; valedictory oration.
- noun the act of saying farewell
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eloquence
- noun powerful and effective language
fluency; smoothness.
- his eloquence attracted a large congregation
- fluency in spoken and written English is essential
- his oily smoothness concealed his guilt from the police
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shocking
- adjective satellite glaringly vivid and graphic; marked by sensationalism
lurid.
- lurid details of the accident
- verb surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off
take aback; shock; ball over; blow out of the water; floor.
- I was floored when I heard that I was promoted
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tray
- noun an open receptacle for holding or displaying or serving articles or food
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flair
- noun a natural talent
genius.
- he has a flair for mathematics
- he has a genius for interior decorating
- noun distinctive and stylish elegance
dash; elan; panache; style.
- he wooed her with the confident dash of a cavalry officer
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tatty
- adjective satellite showing signs of wear and tear
ratty; moth-eaten; shabby.
- a ratty old overcoat
- shabby furniture
- an old house with dirty windows and tatty curtains
- adjective satellite tastelessly showy
garish; gaudy; brassy; meretricious; tawdry; flash; cheap; flashy; tacky; gimcrack; loud; trashy.
- a flash car
- a flashy ring
- garish colors
- a gaudy costume
- loud sport shirts
- a meretricious yet stylish book
- tawdry ornaments
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inflated
- adjective satellite enlarged beyond truth or reasonableness
hyperbolic.
- verb exaggerate or make bigger
inflate; blow up; expand; amplify.
- The charges were inflated
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out
- noun (baseball) a failure by a batter or runner to reach a base safely in baseball
- you only get 3 outs per inning
- verb to state openly and publicly one's homosexuality
come out of the closet; come out.
- This actor outed last year
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embattled
- adjective satellite prepared for battle
- verb fortify by furnishing with battlements for defense
embattle.
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studded
- adjective satellite dotted or adorned with or as with studs or nailheads; usually used in combination
- star-studded heavens
- diamond-studded belt
- verb scatter or intersperse like dots or studs
constellate; stud; dot.
- Hills constellated with lights
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showy
- adjective satellite marked by ostentation but often tasteless
splashy; flamboyant.
- a cheap showy rhinestone bracelet
- a splashy half-page ad
- adjective satellite displaying brilliance and virtuosity
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empurpled
- adjective satellite excessively elaborate or showily expressed
purple; over-embellished.
- a writer of empurpled literature
- many purple passages
- an over-embellished story of the fish that got away
- verb color purple
purple; empurple; purpurate.
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banker
- noun a financier who owns or is an executive in a bank
- noun the person in charge of the bank in a gambling game
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valedictory_oration
- noun a farewell oration (especially one delivered during graduation exercises by an outstanding member of a graduating class)
valedictory address; valedictory; valediction.
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trashy
- adjective satellite cheap and inferior; of no value
rubbishy.
- rubbishy newspapers that form almost the sole reading of the majority
- trashy merchandise
- adjective satellite tastelessly showy
garish; gaudy; brassy; meretricious; tatty; tawdry; flash; cheap; flashy; tacky; gimcrack; loud.
- a flash car
- a flashy ring
- garish colors
- a gaudy costume
- loud sport shirts
- a meretricious yet stylish book
- tawdry ornaments
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antiphonal
- noun bound collection of antiphons
antiphonary.
- adjective containing or using responses; alternating
responsive.
- responsive reading
- antiphonal laughter
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monotone
- noun an unchanging intonation
droning; drone.
- noun a single tone repeated with different words or different rhythms (especially in rendering liturgical texts)
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spouter
- noun an obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker
prater; chatterer; magpie; chatterbox; babbler.
- noun an oil well that is spouting
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toity
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2-dimensional
- adjective satellite lacking the expected range or depth; not designed to give an illusion or depth
flat; two-dimensional.
- a film with two-dimensional characters
- a flat two-dimensional painting
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broekie
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parvenue
- adjective satellite characteristic of someone who has risen economically or socially but lacks the social skills appropriate for this new position
parvenu; upstart; nouveau-riche.
- adjective satellite of or characteristic of a parvenu
parvenu.
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turn
- noun a circular segment of a curve
twist; crook; bend.
- a bend in the road
- a crook in the path
- noun the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
turning.
- he took a turn to the right
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loud
- adjective characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
- a group of loud children
- loud thunder
- her voice was too loud
- loud trombones
- adjective satellite tastelessly showy
garish; gaudy; brassy; meretricious; tatty; tawdry; flash; cheap; flashy; tacky; gimcrack; trashy.
- a flash car
- a flashy ring
- garish colors
- a gaudy costume
- loud sport shirts
- a meretricious yet stylish book
- tawdry ornaments
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silver
- noun a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
atomic number 47; Ag.
- noun coins made of silver
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spoken
- adjective uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
- a spoken message
- the spoken language
- a soft-spoken person
- sharp-spoken
- verb express in speech
verbalise; verbalize; mouth; utter; talk; speak.
- She talks a lot of nonsense
- This depressed patient does not verbalize
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lucullan
- adjective satellite characterized by extravagance and profusion
lavish; lush; plush; plushy.
- a lavish buffet
- a lucullan feast
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fancy
- noun something many people believe that is false
phantasy; fantasy; illusion.
- they have the illusion that I am very wealthy
- noun a kind of imagination that was held by Coleridge to be more casual and superficial than true imagination
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valedictory
- noun a farewell oration (especially one delivered during graduation exercises by an outstanding member of a graduating class)
valedictory address; valedictory oration; valediction.
- adjective of or relating to an occasion or expression of farewell
- a valedictory address
- valedictory praise for his uniformly manly course
- a suitable valedictory gesture
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rant
- noun a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion
ranting; harangue.
- noun pompous or pretentious talk or writing
blah; fustian; bombast; claptrap.
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set
- noun a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
- a set of books
- a set of golf clubs
- a set of teeth
- noun (mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols
- the set of prime numbers is infinite
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long
- verb desire strongly or persistently
yearn; hanker.
- adjective primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
- a long life
- a long boring speech
- a long time
- a long friendship
- a long game
- long ago
- an hour long
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bland
- adjective satellite lacking taste or flavor or tang
flat; vapid; flavorless; insipid; savorless; savourless; flavourless.
- a bland diet
- insipid hospital food
- flavorless supermarket tomatoes
- vapid beer
- vapid tea
- adjective satellite lacking stimulating characteristics; uninteresting
flat.
- a bland little drama
- a flat joke
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jabber
- noun rapid and indistinct speech
gabble; jabbering.
- verb talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner
rabbit on; spout; rant; rave; mouth off.
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metonymic
- adjective satellite using the name of one thing for that of another with which it is closely associated
metonymical.
- to say `he spent the evening reading Shakespeare' is metonymic because it substitutes the author himself for the author's works
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bedaubed
- adjective satellite ornamented in a vulgar or showy fashion
- verb spread or daub (a surface)
bedaub; besmear.
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speaking
- noun the utterance of intelligible speech
speech production.
- noun delivering an address to a public audience
speechmaking; oral presentation; public speaking.
- people came to see the candidates and hear the speechmaking
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brummagem
- noun a city in central England; 2nd largest English city and an important industrial and transportation center
Birmingham.
- adjective satellite cheap and showy
- a cheap Brummagem imitation
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gaudy
- noun (Britain) a celebratory reunion feast or entertainment held a college
- adjective satellite tastelessly showy
garish; brassy; meretricious; tatty; tawdry; flash; cheap; flashy; tacky; gimcrack; loud; trashy.
- a flash car
- a flashy ring
- garish colors
- a gaudy costume
- loud sport shirts
- a meretricious yet stylish book
- tawdry ornaments
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monocled
- adjective satellite wearing, or having the face adorned with, eyeglasses or an eyeglass
bespectacled; spectacled.
- a bespectacled grandmother
- the monocled gentleman
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aureate
- adjective satellite elaborately or excessively ornamented
florid; flamboyant.
- flamboyant handwriting
- the senator's florid speech
- adjective satellite having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
gilded; gilt; gold; golden.
- long aureate (or golden) hair
- a gold carpet
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flowery
- adjective of or relating to or suggestive of flowers
- a flowery hat
- flowery wine
- adjective satellite marked by elaborate rhetoric and elaborated with decorative details
ornate.
- a flowery speech
- ornate rhetoric taught out of the rule of Plato"-John Milton
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expressive_style
- noun a way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period
style.
- all the reporters were expected to adopt the style of the newspaper
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uninteresting
- adjective arousing no interest or attention or curiosity or excitement
- a very uninteresting account of her trip
- adjective satellite characteristic or suggestive of an institution especially in being uniform or dull or unimaginative
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rhetorical
- adjective of or relating to rhetoric
- accepted two or three verbal and rhetorical changes I suggested"- W.A.White
- the rhetorical sin of the meaningless variation"- Lewis Mumford
- adjective given to rhetoric, emphasizing style at the expense of thought
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tawdry
- adjective satellite tastelessly showy
garish; gaudy; brassy; meretricious; tatty; flash; cheap; flashy; tacky; gimcrack; loud; trashy.
- a flash car
- a flashy ring
- garish colors
- a gaudy costume
- loud sport shirts
- a meretricious yet stylish book
- tawdry ornaments
- adjective satellite cheap and shoddy
shoddy; cheapjack.
- cheapjack moviemaking...that feeds on the low taste of the mob"- Judith Crist
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chatterer
- noun an obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker
prater; spouter; magpie; chatterbox; babbler.
- noun passerine bird of New World tropics
cotinga.
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forensic
- adjective satellite of, relating to, or used in public debate or argument
- adjective satellite used or applied in the investigation and establishment of facts or evidence in a court of law
- forensic photograph
- forensic ballistics
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vocal
- noun music intended to be performed by one or more singers, usually with instrumental accompaniment
vocal music.
- noun a short musical composition with words
song.
- a successful musical must have at least three good songs
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matter
- noun a vaguely specified concern
thing; affair.
- several matters to attend to
- it is none of your affair
- things are going well
- noun some situation or event that is thought about
topic; issue; subject.
- he kept drifting off the topic
- he had been thinking about the subject for several years
- it is a matter for the police
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profuse
- adjective satellite produced or growing in extreme abundance
luxuriant; lush; riotous; exuberant.
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palace
- noun a large and stately mansion
castle.
- noun the governing group of a kingdom
- the palace issued an order binding on all subjects
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turn_of_phrase
- noun a distinctive spoken or written expression
turn of expression.
- John's succinct turn of phrase persuaded her that it would not be a good idea
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dash
- noun distinctive and stylish elegance
elan; panache; style; flair.
- he wooed her with the confident dash of a cavalry officer
- noun a quick run
sprint.
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pedestrian
- noun a person who travels by foot
walker; footer.
- adjective satellite lacking wit or imagination
prosaic; prosy; earthbound.
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manner
- noun how something is done or how it happens
style; fashion; way; mode.
- her dignified manner
- his rapid manner of talking
- their nomadic mode of existence
- in the characteristic New York style
- a lonely way of life
- in an abrasive fashion
- noun a way of acting or behaving
personal manner.
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nominate
- verb propose as a candidate for some honor
put up; put forward.
- verb put forward; nominate for appointment to an office or for an honor or position
propose.
- The President nominated her as head of the Civil Rights Commission
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tongued
- adjective provided with or resembling a tongue; often used in combination
- tongued shoes
- tongued boards
- toungued lightning
- long-tongued
- verb articulate by tonguing, as when playing wind instruments
tongue.
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flatness
- noun the property of having two dimensions
two-dimensionality; planeness.
- noun a want of animation or brilliance
- the almost self-conscious flatness of Hemingway's style
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sounding
- noun a measure of the depth of water taken with a sounding line
- noun the act of measuring depth of water (usually with a sounding line)
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fluent
- adjective satellite smooth and unconstrained in movement
smooth; fluid; liquid.
- a long, smooth stride
- the fluid motion of a cat
- the liquid grace of a ballerina
- adjective satellite expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively
silver-tongued; facile; eloquent; smooth-spoken; silver.
- able to dazzle with his facile tongue
- silver speech
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churrigueresque
- adjective satellite having elaborate symmetrical ornamentation
baroque; churrigueresco.
- the building...frantically baroque"-William Dean Howells
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florid
- adjective satellite elaborately or excessively ornamented
aureate; flamboyant.
- flamboyant handwriting
- the senator's florid speech
- adjective satellite inclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with outdoor life
rubicund; sanguine; ruddy.
- a ruddy complexion
- Santa's rubicund cheeks
- a fresh and sanguine complexion
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self
- noun your consciousness of your own identity
ego.
- noun a person considered as a unique individual
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synecdochic
- adjective satellite using the name of a part for that of the whole or the whole for the part; or the special for the general or the general for the special; or the material for the thing made of it
synecdochical.
- to use `hand' for `worker' or `ten sail' for `ten ships' or `steel' for `sword' is to use a synecdochic figure of speech
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commonplace
- noun a trite or obvious remark
banality; platitude; cliche; bromide.
- adjective satellite completely ordinary and unremarkable
- air travel has now become commonplace
- commonplace everyday activities
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spangled
- adjective satellite covered with beads or jewels or sequins
gemmed; beady; jewelled; sequined; spangly; jeweled.
- verb glitter as if covered with spangles
spangle.
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chatterbox
- noun orchid growing along streams or ponds of western North America having leafy stems and 1 greenish-brown and pinkish flower in the axil of each upper leaf
stream orchid; giant helleborine; Epipactis gigantea.
- noun an obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker
prater; chatterer; spouter; magpie; babbler.
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mouth
- noun the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
oral fissure; oral cavity; rima oris.
- he stuffed his mouth with candy
- noun the externally visible part of the oral cavity on the face and the system of organs surrounding the opening
- she wiped lipstick from her mouth
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gilt
- noun a coating of gold or of something that looks like gold
gilding.
- verb decorate with, or as if with, gold leaf or liquid gold
gild; engild; begild.
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voluptuary
- noun a person addicted to luxury and pleasures of the senses
sybarite.
- adjective satellite displaying luxury and furnishing gratification to the senses
voluptuous; luxurious; sybaritic; epicurean; luxuriant.
- an epicurean banquet
- enjoyed a luxurious suite with a crystal chandelier and thick oriental rugs
- Lucullus spent the remainder of his days in voluptuous magnificence
- a chinchilla robe of sybaritic lavishness
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delivery
- noun the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)
bringing.
- his reluctant delivery of bad news
- noun the event of giving birth
- she had a difficult delivery
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allegorical
- adjective satellite used in or characteristic of or containing allegory
allegoric.
- allegorical stories
- an allegorical painting of Victory leading an army
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rococo
- noun fanciful but graceful asymmetric ornamentation in art and architecture that originated in France in the 18th century
- adjective satellite having excessive asymmetrical ornamentation
- an exquisite gilded rococo mirror
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salty
- adjective satellite engagingly stimulating or provocative
piquant.
- a piquant wit
- salty language
- adjective containing or filled with salt
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camp
- noun temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
encampment; bivouac; cantonment.
- wherever he went in the camp the men were grumbling
- noun a group of people living together in a camp
- the whole camp laughed at his mistake
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panegyric
- noun a formal expression of praise
pean; paean; eulogy; encomium.
- adjective satellite formally expressing praise
encomiastic; panegyrical; eulogistic.
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multitiered
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fact
- noun a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
- first you must collect all the facts of the case
- noun a statement or assertion of verified information about something that is the case or has happened
- he supported his argument with an impressive array of facts
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fussy
- adjective satellite annoyed and irritable
crabby; grouchy; ill-tempered; crabbed; cross; bad-tempered; grumpy.
- adjective satellite overcrowded or cluttered with detail
busy.
- a busy painting
- a fussy design
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tufted
- adjective satellite (of plants) growing in small dense clumps or tufts
cespitose; caespitose.
- adjective satellite having or adorned with tufts
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moorish
- noun a style of architecture common in Spain from the 13th to 16th centuries; characterized by horseshoe-shaped arches
Moorish architecture.
- adjective relating to or characteristic of the Moors
Moresque.
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cheap
- adjective relatively low in price or charging low prices
inexpensive.
- it would have been cheap at twice the price
- inexpensive family restaurants
- adjective satellite tastelessly showy
garish; gaudy; brassy; meretricious; tatty; tawdry; flash; flashy; tacky; gimcrack; loud; trashy.
- a flash car
- a flashy ring
- garish colors
- a gaudy costume
- loud sport shirts
- a meretricious yet stylish book
- tawdry ornaments
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elan
- noun a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause)
zeal; ardor; ardour.
- they were imbued with a revolutionary ardor
- he felt a kind of religious zeal
- noun distinctive and stylish elegance
dash; panache; style; flair.
- he wooed her with the confident dash of a cavalry officer
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spangly
- adjective satellite covered with beads or jewels or sequins
gemmed; spangled; beady; jewelled; sequined; jeweled.
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utter
- verb articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise
give tongue to; express; verbalise; verbalize.
- She expressed her anger
- He uttered a curse
- verb express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words)
let loose; emit; let out.
- She let out a big heavy sigh
- He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand
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babbler
- noun an obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker
prater; chatterer; spouter; magpie; chatterbox.
- noun any of various insectivorous Old World birds with a loud incessant song; in some classifications considered members of the family Muscicapidae
cackler.
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busy
- verb keep busy with
occupy.
- She busies herself with her butterfly collection
- adjective actively or fully engaged or occupied
- busy with her work
- a busy man
- too busy to eat lunch
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black
- noun the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)
inkiness; blackness.
- noun total absence of light
lightlessness; pitch blackness; blackness; total darkness.
- they fumbled around in total darkness
- in the black of night
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dissembling
- noun pretending with intention to deceive
pretence; pretense; feigning.
- noun the act of deceiving
deceit; dissimulation; deception.
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tautologic
- adjective satellite repetition of same sense in different words
pleonastic; tautological; redundant.
- `a true fact' and `a free gift' are pleonastic expressions
- the phrase `a beginner who has just started' is tautological
- at the risk of being redundant I return to my original proposition"- J.B.Conant
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metonymical
- adjective satellite using the name of one thing for that of another with which it is closely associated
metonymic.
- to say `he spent the evening reading Shakespeare' is metonymic because it substitutes the author himself for the author's works
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di
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da
- noun an official prosecutor for a judicial district
district attorney.
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inornate
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wedding
- noun the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
hymeneals; wedding ceremony; nuptials.
- noun the act of marrying; the nuptial ceremony
marriage; marriage ceremony.
- their marriage was conducted in the chapel
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wordy
- adjective satellite using or containing too many words
tedious; windy; long-winded; verbose.
- long-winded (or windy) speakers
- verbose and ineffective instructional methods
- newspapers of the day printed long wordy editorials
- proceedings were delayed by wordy disputes
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finical
- adjective satellite exacting especially about details
particular; fussy; finicky; picky.
- a finicky eater
- fussy about clothes
- very particular about how her food was prepared
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nouveau
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grandiloquence
- noun high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation
grandiosity; rhetoric; ornateness; magniloquence.
- the grandiosity of his prose
- an excessive ornateness of language
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nominating_address
- noun an address (usually at a political convention) proposing the name of a candidate to run for election
nominating speech; nomination.
- the nomination was brief and to the point
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beady
- adjective satellite small and round and shiny like a shiny bead or button
buttony; beadlike; buttonlike.
- bright beady eyes
- black buttony eyes
- adjective satellite covered with beads or jewels or sequins
gemmed; spangled; jewelled; sequined; spangly; jeweled.
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craftsy
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public
- noun people in general considered as a whole
world; populace.
- he is a hero in the eyes of the public
- noun a body of people sharing some common interest
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barbaric
- adjective satellite without civilizing influences
savage; barbarian; uncivilized; uncivilised; wild.
- barbarian invaders
- barbaric practices
- a savage people
- fighting is crude and uncivilized especially if the weapons are efficient"-Margaret Meade
- wild tribes
- adjective satellite unrestrained and crudely rich
- barbaric use of color or ornament
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baroque
- noun elaborate and extensive ornamentation in decorative art and architecture that flourished in Europe in the 17th century
baroqueness.
- noun the historic period from about 1600 until 1750 when the baroque style of art, architecture, and music flourished in Europe
Baroque era; Baroque period.
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corinthian
- noun a man devoted to the pursuit of pleasure
playboy; man-about-town.
- noun a resident of Corinth
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mouth_off
- verb talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner
rabbit on; spout; rant; rave; jabber.
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stump
- noun the base part of a tree that remains standing after the tree has been felled
tree stump.
- noun the part of a limb or tooth that remains after the rest is removed
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crackle
- noun the sharp sound of snapping noises
crepitation; crackling.
- noun glazed china with a network of fine cracks on the surface
crackle china; crackleware.
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artsy
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jump
- noun a sudden and decisive increase
leap.
- noun an abrupt transition
leap; saltation.
- a successful leap from college to the major leagues
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ornament
- noun something used to beautify
decoration; ornamentation.
- verb make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
embellish; beautify; decorate; grace; adorn.
- Decorate the room for the party
- beautify yourself for the special day
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wise
- noun a way of doing or being
- noun United States Jewish leader (born in Hungary) (1874-1949)
Stephen Samuel Wise.
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keynote
- noun the principal theme in a speech or literary work
- noun a fundamental or central idea
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panache
- noun distinctive and stylish elegance
dash; elan; style; flair.
- he wooed her with the confident dash of a cavalry officer
- noun a feathered plume on a helmet
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jewelled
- adjective satellite covered with beads or jewels or sequins
gemmed; spangled; beady; sequined; spangly; jeweled.
- verb adorn or decorate with precious stones
jewel; bejewel.
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parvenu
- noun a person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status but has not gained social acceptance of others in that class
arriviste; upstart; nouveau-riche.
- adjective satellite characteristic of someone who has risen economically or socially but lacks the social skills appropriate for this new position
upstart; parvenue; nouveau-riche.
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poetical
- adjective of or relating to poetry
poetic.
- poetic works
- a poetic romance
- adjective satellite characteristic of or befitting poetry
poetic.
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genre
- noun a kind of literary or artistic work
- noun a style of expressing yourself in writing
literary genre; writing style.
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tub
- noun a relatively large open container that you fill with water and use to wash the body
bathing tub; bathtub; bath.
- noun a large open vessel for holding or storing liquids
vat.
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impromptu
- noun an extemporaneous speech or remark
- a witty impromptu must not sound premeditated
- noun a short musical passage that seems to have been made spontaneously without advance preparation
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broadside
- noun an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution
handbill; flier; bill; flyer; broadsheet; throwaway; circular.
- he mailed the circular to all subscribers
- noun a speech of violent denunciation
tirade; philippic.
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indelicate
- adjective satellite in violation of good taste even verging on the indecent
off-color; off-colour.
- an indelicate remark
- an off-color joke
- adjective lacking propriety and good taste in manners and conduct
indecorous.
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nominating_speech
- noun an address (usually at a political convention) proposing the name of a candidate to run for election
nomination; nominating address.
- the nomination was brief and to the point
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puff
- noun a short light gust of air
whiff; puff of air.
- noun a light inflated pastry or puff shell
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expression
- noun the feelings expressed on a person's face
facial expression; look; aspect; face.
- a sad expression
- a look of triumph
- an angry face
- noun expression without words
reflexion; reflection; manifestation.
- tears are an expression of grief
- the pulse is a reflection of the heart's condition
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color
- noun a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
colour; coloring; colouring.
- a white color is made up of many different wavelengths of light
- noun interest and variety and intensity
vividness; colour.
- the Puritan Period was lacking in color
- the characters were delineated with exceptional vividness
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excess
- noun a quantity much larger than is needed
nimiety; surplusage; surplus.
- noun immoderation as a consequence of going beyond sufficient or permitted limits
inordinateness; excessiveness.
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pop
- noun an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
dad; dada; papa; pappa; pa; daddy.
- noun a sweet drink containing carbonated water and flavoring
tonic; soda pop; soda water; soda.
- in New England they call sodas tonics
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dimensional
- adjective of or relating to dimensions
- adjective satellite having dimension--the quality or character or stature proper to a person; he is pasty, bland, faceless"- Norman Cousins
- never matures as a dimensional character
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smooth-spoken
- adjective satellite expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively
silver-tongued; facile; eloquent; fluent; silver.
- able to dazzle with his facile tongue
- silver speech
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rave
- noun a dance party that lasts all night and electronically synthesized music is played
- raves are very popular in Berlin
- noun an extravagantly enthusiastic review
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bespectacled
- adjective satellite wearing, or having the face adorned with, eyeglasses or an eyeglass
monocled; spectacled.
- a bespectacled grandmother
- the monocled gentleman
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churrigueresco
- adjective satellite having elaborate symmetrical ornamentation
baroque; churrigueresque.
- the building...frantically baroque"-William Dean Howells
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nomination
- noun the act of officially naming a candidate
- the Republican nomination for Governor
- noun the condition of having been proposed as a suitable candidate for appointment or election
- there was keen competition for the nomination
- his nomination was hotly protested
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brassy
- adjective resembling the sound of a brass instrument
brasslike.
- adjective satellite tastelessly showy
garish; gaudy; meretricious; tatty; tawdry; flash; cheap; flashy; tacky; gimcrack; loud; trashy.
- a flash car
- a flashy ring
- garish colors
- a gaudy costume
- loud sport shirts
- a meretricious yet stylish book
- tawdry ornaments
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hoity
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tropical
- adjective satellite relating to or situated in or characteristic of the tropics (the region on either side of the equator)
tropic.
- tropical islands
- tropical fruit
- adjective of or relating to the tropics, or either tropic
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summary
- noun a brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form
sum-up.
- he gave a summary of the conclusions
- adjective satellite performed speedily and without formality
drumhead.
- a summary execution
- summary justice
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jabbering
- noun rapid and indistinct speech
gabble; jabber.
- verb talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner
rabbit on; spout; rant; rave; mouth off; jabber.
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upstart
- noun an arrogant or presumptuous person
- noun a person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status but has not gained social acceptance of others in that class
arriviste; parvenu; nouveau-riche.
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ostentation
- noun a gaudy outward display
flash; fanfare.
- noun lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity
splashiness; pompousness; pretentiousness; puffiness; inflation; pomposity; ostentatiousness.
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dramatic
- adjective suitable to or characteristic of drama
- a dramatic entrance in a swirling cape
- a dramatic rescue at sea
- adjective satellite sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect
spectacular; striking.
- a dramatic sunset
- a dramatic pause
- a spectacular display of northern lights
- it was a spectacular play
- his striking good looks always created a sensation
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representative
- noun a person who represents others
- noun an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose
spokesperson; interpreter; voice.
- the meeting was attended by spokespersons for all the major organs of government
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well-mannered
- adjective satellite of good upbringing
well-bred.
- adjective satellite socially correct in behavior
mannerly.
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spirit
- noun the vital principle or animating force within living things
- noun the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
flavour; look; feel; tone; flavor; feeling; smell.
- the feel of the city excited him
- a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting
- it had the smell of treason
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present
- noun the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech
nowadays.
- that is enough for the present
- he lives in the present with no thought of tomorrow
- noun something presented as a gift
- his tie was a present from his wife
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pretence
- noun a false or unsupportable quality
pretension; pretense.
- noun an artful or simulated semblance
guise; pretense; pretext.
- under the guise of friendship he betrayed them
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black_humor
- noun the juxtaposition of morbid and farcical elements (in writing or drama) to give a disturbing effect
black humour.
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sensationalistic
- adjective satellite typical of tabloids
yellow; scandalmongering.
- sensational journalistic reportage of the scandal
- yellow press
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brocaded
- adjective satellite embellished with a raised pattern created by pressure or embroidery
embossed; raised.
- brocaded silk
- an embossed satin
- embossed leather
- raised needlework
- raised metalwork
- verb weave a design into (textiles)
brocade.
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nouveau-riche
- noun a person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status but has not gained social acceptance of others in that class
arriviste; upstart; parvenu.
- adjective satellite characteristic of someone who has risen economically or socially but lacks the social skills appropriate for this new position
parvenu; upstart; parvenue.
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vermiculate
- verb decorate with wavy or winding lines
- adjective satellite infested with or damaged (as if eaten) by worms
worm-eaten; wormy.
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prosy
- adjective satellite lacking wit or imagination
pedestrian; prosaic; earthbound.
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saltiness
- noun language or humor that is down-to-earth
coarseness.
- the saltiness of their language was inappropriate
- self-parody and saltiness riddled their core genre
- noun the taste experience when common salt is taken into the mouth
salt; salinity.
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castled
- adjective satellite having or resembling repeated square indentations like those in a battlement
embattled; castellated; battlemented.
- verb move the king two squares toward a rook and in the same move the rook to the square next past the king
castle.
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lush
- noun a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually
souse; alcoholic; alky; boozer; dipsomaniac; soaker.
- adjective satellite produced or growing in extreme abundance
luxuriant; profuse; riotous; exuberant.
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salutatory
- noun an opening or welcoming statement (especially one delivered at graduation exercises)
salutatory oration; salutatory address.
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sequined
- adjective satellite covered with beads or jewels or sequins
gemmed; spangled; beady; jewelled; spangly; jeweled.
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blah
- noun pompous or pretentious talk or writing
fustian; bombast; claptrap; rant.
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prose
- noun ordinary writing as distinguished from verse
- noun matter of fact, commonplace, or dull expression
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riotous
- adjective satellite produced or growing in extreme abundance
luxuriant; lush; profuse; exuberant.
- adjective satellite characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination
tumultuous; troubled; turbulent; disruptive.
- effects of the struggle will be violent and disruptive
- riotous times
- these troubled areas
- the tumultuous years of his administration
- a turbulent and unruly childhood
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edmund_burke
- noun British statesman famous for his oratory; pleaded the cause of the American colonists in British Parliament and defended the parliamentary system (1729-1797)
Burke.
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ostentatious
- adjective intended to attract notice and impress others
pretentious.
- an ostentatious sable coat
- adjective satellite (of a display) tawdry or vulgar
pretentious.
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grandiose
- adjective satellite impressive because of unnecessary largeness or grandeur; used to show disapproval
- adjective satellite affectedly genteel
highfalutin; la-di-da; highfaluting; hoity-toity; hifalutin.
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allegoric
- adjective satellite used in or characteristic of or containing allegory
allegorical.
- allegorical stories
- an allegorical painting of Victory leading an army
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poetic
- adjective of or relating to poetry
poetical.
- poetic works
- a poetic romance
- adjective satellite characterized by romantic imagery
- Turner's vision of the rainbow...was poetic
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speaker
- noun someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous)
verbalizer; talker; utterer; verbaliser.
- the speaker at commencement
- an utterer of useful maxims
- noun electro-acoustic transducer that converts electrical signals into sounds loud enough to be heard at a distance
loudspeaker; speaker unit; loudspeaker system; speaker system.
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battlemented
- adjective satellite protected with battlements or parapets with indentations or embrasures for shooting through
- adjective satellite having or resembling repeated square indentations like those in a battlement
embattled; castellated; castled.
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gopura
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sham
- noun something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be
postiche; fake.
- noun a person who makes deceitful pretenses
fraud; shammer; imposter; impostor; pseudo; faker; pseud; role player; fake; pretender.
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garish
- adjective satellite tastelessly showy
gaudy; brassy; meretricious; tatty; tawdry; flash; cheap; flashy; tacky; gimcrack; loud; trashy.
- a flash car
- a flashy ring
- garish colors
- a gaudy costume
- loud sport shirts
- a meretricious yet stylish book
- tawdry ornaments
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inlaid
- adjective satellite adorned by inlays
- verb decorate the surface of by inserting wood, stone, and metal
inlay.
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extended
- adjective satellite relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
lengthy; protracted; prolonged; drawn-out.
- a drawn-out argument
- an extended discussion
- a lengthy visit from her mother-in-law
- a prolonged and bitter struggle
- protracted negotiations
- verb extend in scope or range or area
broaden; widen; extend.
- The law was extended to all citizens
- widen the range of applications
- broaden your horizon
- Extend your backyard
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edged
- adjective satellite having a specified kind of border or edge
- a black-edged card
- rough-edged leaves
- dried sweat left salt-edged patches
- verb advance slowly, as if by inches
inch; edge.
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highfaluting
- adjective satellite affectedly genteel
grandiose; highfalutin; la-di-da; hoity-toity; hifalutin.
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monotonic
- adjective of a sequence or function; consistently increasing and never decreasing or consistently decreasing and never increasing in value
monotone.
- adjective satellite sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch
monotonous; flat; monotone.
- the owl's faint monotonous hooting
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pimpmobile
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fly
- noun two-winged insects characterized by active flight
- noun flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance to a tent
rainfly; tent flap; fly sheet; tent-fly.
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fustian
- noun pompous or pretentious talk or writing
blah; bombast; claptrap; rant.
- noun a strong cotton and linen fabric with a slight nap
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correspondent
- noun someone who communicates by means of letters
letter writer.
- noun a journalist employed to provide news stories for newspapers or broadcast media
newspaperman; newswriter; pressman; newspaperwoman.
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off
- verb kill intentionally and with premeditation
murder; slay; dispatch; remove; hit; bump off; polish off.
- The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered
- adjective not in operation or operational
- the oven is off
- the lights are off
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picky
- adjective satellite exacting especially about details
particular; fussy; finicky; finical.
- a finicky eater
- fussy about clothes
- very particular about how her food was prepared
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colour
- noun any material used for its color
color; coloring material; colouring material.
- she used a different color for the trim
- noun a race with skin pigmentation different from the white race (especially Blacks)
color; people of color; people of colour.
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well
- noun a deep hole or shaft dug or drilled to obtain water or oil or gas or brine
- noun a cavity or vessel used to contain liquid
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declamation
- noun vehement oratory
- noun recitation of a speech from memory with studied gestures and intonation as an exercise in elocution or rhetoric
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gabble
- noun rapid and indistinct speech
jabber; jabbering.
- verb speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
prate; chatter; tattle; piffle; blab; gibber; clack; tittle-tattle; prattle; maunder; palaver; blabber; twaddle.
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campy
- adjective satellite providing sophisticated amusement by virtue of having artificially (and vulgarly) mannered or banal or sentimental qualities
camp.
- they played up the silliness of their roles for camp effect
- campy Hollywood musicals of the 1940's
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raving
- noun declaiming wildly
- verb participate in an all-night techno dance party
rave.
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musical
- noun a play or film whose action and dialogue is interspersed with singing and dancing
musical comedy; musical theater.
- adjective characterized by or capable of producing music
- a musical evening
- musical instruments
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humdrum
- noun the quality of wearisome constancy, routine, and lack of variety
monotony; sameness.
- he had never grown accustomed to the monotony of his work
- he was sick of the humdrum of his fellow prisoners
- he hated the sameness of the food the college served
- adjective satellite not challenging; dull and lacking excitement
prosaic; commonplace; unglamourous; unglamorous.
- an unglamorous job greasing engines
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lavish
- verb expend profusely; also used with abstract nouns
shower.
- He was showered with praise
- adjective satellite very generous
overgenerous; unstinting; unstinted; munificent; too-generous; unsparing.
- distributed gifts with a lavish hand
- the critics were lavish in their praise
- a munificent gift
- his father gave him a half-dollar and his mother a quarter and he thought them munificent
- prodigal praise
- unsparing generosity
- his unstinted devotion
- called for unstinting aid to Britain
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periphrastic
- adjective satellite roundabout and unnecessarily wordy; (`ambagious' is archaic)
circumlocutory; ambagious; circumlocutious.
- had a preference for circumlocutious (or circumlocutory) rather than forthright expression
- A periphrastic study in a worn-out poetical fashion,/ Leaving one still with the intolerable wrestle/ With words and meanings."-T.S.Eliot
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plumed
- adjective satellite having or covered with or abounding in plumes
plumy.
- the plumed serpent
- white-plumed egrets
- verb rip off; ask an unreasonable price
fleece; soak; plume; pluck; hook; overcharge; rob; gazump; surcharge.
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spectacled
- adjective satellite wearing, or having the face adorned with, eyeglasses or an eyeglass
bespectacled; monocled.
- a bespectacled grandmother
- the monocled gentleman
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shamiyanah
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mannered
- adjective satellite having unnatural mannerisms
- brief, mannered and unlifelike idiom
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jeweled
- adjective satellite covered with beads or jewels or sequins
gemmed; spangled; beady; jewelled; sequined; spangly.
- verb adorn or decorate with precious stones
jewel; bejewel.
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embossed
- adjective satellite embellished with a raised pattern created by pressure or embroidery
raised; brocaded.
- brocaded silk
- an embossed satin
- embossed leather
- raised needlework
- raised metalwork
- verb raise in a relief
stamp; emboss; boss.
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la-di-da
- adjective satellite affectedly genteel
grandiose; highfalutin; highfaluting; hoity-toity; hifalutin.
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pizzicato
- noun a note or passage that is played pizzicato
- adjective satellite (of instruments in the violin family) to be plucked with the finger
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flatulence
- noun a state of excessive gas in the alimentary canal
flatulency; gas.
- noun pompously embellished language
turgidness; turgidity.
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coarseness
- noun language or humor that is down-to-earth
saltiness.
- the saltiness of their language was inappropriate
- self-parody and saltiness riddled their core genre
- noun the quality of being composed of relatively large particles
graininess; granularity.
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pithy
- adjective satellite concise and full of meaning
sententious.
- welcomed her pithy comments
- the peculiarly sardonic and sententious style in which Don Luis composed his epigrams"- Hervey Allen
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crisp
- noun a thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat
Saratoga chip; potato chip; chip.
- verb make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in
scrunch; crease; crinkle; ruckle; wrinkle; scrunch up.
- The dress got wrinkled
- crease the paper like this to make a crane
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stylist
- noun an artist who is a master of a particular style
- noun someone who cuts or beautifies hair
hairstylist; styler; hairdresser.
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gilt-edged
- adjective satellite of the highest quality or value
- gilt-edged securities
- gilt-edged credentials
- adjective satellite having gilded edges as the pages of a book
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vermiculated
- adjective satellite decorated with wormlike tracery or markings
vermicular; vermiculate.
- vermicular (or vermiculated) stonework
- verb decorate with wavy or winding lines
vermiculate.
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smoothness
- noun a texture without roughness; smooth to the touch
- admiring the slim smoothness of her thighs
- some artists prefer the smoothness of a board
- noun powerful and effective language
eloquence; fluency.
- his eloquence attracted a large congregation
- fluency in spoken and written English is essential
- his oily smoothness concealed his guilt from the police
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topknotted
- adjective satellite (of a bird or animal) having a usually ornamental tuft or process on the head; often used in combination
crested; tufted.
- golden crested
- crested iris
- crested oriole
- tufted duck
- tufted loosestrife
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classical
- noun traditional genre of music conforming to an established form and appealing to critical interest and developed musical taste
classical music; serious music.
- adjective of or relating to the most highly developed stage of an earlier civilisation and its culture
classic.
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largeness
- noun the capacity to understand a broad range of topics
breadth; comprehensiveness.
- a teacher must have a breadth of knowledge of the subject
- a man distinguished by the largeness and scope of his views
- noun large or extensive in breadth or importance or comprehensiveness
extensiveness.
- the might have repercussions of unimaginable largeness
- the very extensiveness of his power was a temptation to abuse it
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compendious
- adjective satellite briefly giving the gist of something
compact; summary; succinct.
- a short and compendious book
- a compact style is brief and pithy
- succinct comparisons
- a summary formulation of a wide-ranging subject
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pretension
- noun a false or unsupportable quality
pretense; pretence.
- noun the advancing of a claim
- his pretension to the crown
- the town still puts forward pretensions as a famous resort
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black_humour
- noun the juxtaposition of morbid and farcical elements (in writing or drama) to give a disturbing effect
black humor.
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burke
- noun British statesman famous for his oratory; pleaded the cause of the American colonists in British Parliament and defended the parliamentary system (1729-1797)
Edmund Burke.
- noun United States frontierswoman and legendary figure of the Wild West noted for her marksmanship (1852-1903)
Calamity Jane; Martha Jane Burk; Burk; Martha Jane Burke.
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humor
- noun a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
witticism; wittiness; wit; humour.
- noun the trait of appreciating (and being able to express) the humorous
sense of humor; sense of humour; humour.
- she didn't appreciate my humor
- you can't survive in the army without a sense of humor
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ruffled
- adjective satellite shaken into waves or undulations as by wind
rippled.
- the rippled surface of the pond
- with ruffled flags flying
- verb stir up (water) so as to form ripples
ripple; riffle; undulate; ruffle; cockle.
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tully
- noun a Roman statesman and orator remembered for his mastery of Latin prose (106-43 BC)
Cicero; Marcus Tullius Cicero.
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purple
- noun a purple color or pigment
purpleness.
- noun of imperial status
- he was born to the purple
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allegory
- noun a short moral story (often with animal characters)
parable; apologue; fable.
- noun a visible symbol representing an abstract idea
emblem.
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damask
- noun a table linen made from linen with a damask pattern
- noun a fabric of linen or cotton or silk or wool with a reversible pattern woven into it
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meretricious
- adjective like or relating to a prostitute
- meretricious relationships
- adjective satellite tastelessly showy
garish; gaudy; brassy; tatty; tawdry; flash; cheap; flashy; tacky; gimcrack; loud; trashy.
- a flash car
- a flashy ring
- garish colors
- a gaudy costume
- loud sport shirts
- a meretricious yet stylish book
- tawdry ornaments
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jazzy
- adjective satellite resembling jazz (especially in its rhythm)
- adjective satellite (used especially of clothes) marked by conspicuous display
showy; gaudy; sporty; flashy.
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gimcrack
- noun ornamental objects of no great value
gimcrackery; trumpery; falderol; frill; nonsense; folderal.
- adjective satellite tastelessly showy
garish; gaudy; brassy; meretricious; tatty; tawdry; flash; cheap; flashy; tacky; loud; trashy.
- a flash car
- a flashy ring
- garish colors
- a gaudy costume
- loud sport shirts
- a meretricious yet stylish book
- tawdry ornaments
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tautological
- adjective satellite repetition of same sense in different words
pleonastic; redundant; tautologic.
- `a true fact' and `a free gift' are pleonastic expressions
- the phrase `a beginner who has just started' is tautological
- at the risk of being redundant I return to my original proposition"- J.B.Conant
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finicky
- adjective satellite exacting especially about details
particular; fussy; picky; finical.
- a finicky eater
- fussy about clothes
- very particular about how her food was prepared
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sporty
- adjective satellite exhibiting or calling for sportsmanship or fair play
sporting; clean; sportsmanlike.
- a clean fight
- a sporting solution of the disagreement
- sportsmanlike conduct
- adjective satellite (used especially of clothes) marked by conspicuous display
showy; gaudy; flashy; jazzy.
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feigning
- noun pretending with intention to deceive
pretence; pretense; dissembling.
- noun the act of giving a false appearance
pretence; pretense; pretending; simulation.
- his conformity was only pretending
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have
- noun a person who possesses great material wealth
rich person; wealthy person.
- verb have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense
hold; have got.
- She has $1,000 in the bank
- He has got two beautiful daughters
- She holds a Master's degree from Harvard
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off-color
- adjective satellite in violation of good taste even verging on the indecent
indelicate; off-colour.
- an indelicate remark
- an off-color joke
- adjective satellite humorously vulgar
bawdy; ribald.
- bawdy songs
- off-color jokes
- ribald language
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polysyllabic
- adjective satellite having or characterized by words of more than three syllables
- adjective satellite (of words) long and ponderous; having many syllables
sesquipedalian.
- sesquipedalian technical terms
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analysis
- noun an investigation of the component parts of a whole and their relations in making up the whole
- noun the abstract separation of a whole into its constituent parts in order to study the parts and their relations
analytic thinking.
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raised
- adjective located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
- a raised design
- raised eyebrows
- verb raise the level or amount of something
raise.
- raise my salary
- raise the price of bread
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articulate
- verb provide with a joint
joint.
- the carpenter jointed two pieces of wood
- verb put into words or an expression
phrase; word; formulate; give voice.
- He formulated his concerns to the board of trustees
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earring
- noun jewelry to ornament the ear; usually clipped to the earlobe or fastened through a hole in the lobe
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overblown
- adjective satellite puffed up with vanity
pompous; portentous; grandiloquent; pontifical.
- a grandiloquent and boastful manner
- overblown oratory
- a pompous speech
- pseudo-scientific gobbledygook and pontifical hooey"- Newsweek
- adjective satellite past the stage of full bloom
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manner_of_speaking
- noun your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally
delivery; speech.
- his manner of speaking was quite abrupt
- her speech was barren of southernisms
- I detected a slight accent in his speech
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turn_of_expression
- noun a distinctive spoken or written expression
turn of phrase.
- John's succinct turn of phrase persuaded her that it would not be a good idea
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way
- noun how something is done or how it happens
style; fashion; manner; mode.
- her dignified manner
- his rapid manner of talking
- their nomadic mode of existence
- in the characteristic New York style
- a lonely way of life
- in an abrasive fashion
- noun how a result is obtained or an end is achieved
agency; means.
- a means of control
- an example is the best agency of instruction
- the true way to success
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tricked-out
- adjective satellite decorated in a particular way
- tricked-out cupboards looking like Georgian cabinets
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lurid
- adjective satellite horrible in fierceness or savagery
- lurid crimes
- a lurid life
- adjective satellite glaringly vivid and graphic; marked by sensationalism
shocking.
- lurid details of the accident
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dastan
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orotund
- adjective satellite ostentatiously lofty in style
tumid; bombastic; large; turgid; declamatory.
- a man given to large talk
- tumid political prose
- adjective satellite (of sounds) full and rich
rotund; round; pear-shaped.
- orotund tones
- the rotund and reverberating phrase
- pear-shaped vowels
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damascene
- noun a design produced by inlaying gold or silver into steel
- noun a native or inhabitant of Damascus
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tacky
- adjective satellite (of a glutinous liquid such as paint) not completely dried and slightly sticky to the touch
- adjective satellite tastelessly showy
garish; gaudy; brassy; meretricious; tatty; tawdry; flash; cheap; flashy; gimcrack; loud; trashy.
- a flash car
- a flashy ring
- garish colors
- a gaudy costume
- loud sport shirts
- a meretricious yet stylish book
- tawdry ornaments
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harangue
- noun a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion
rant; ranting.
- verb deliver a harangue to; address forcefully
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luxuriant
- adjective satellite marked by complexity and richness of detail
elaborate.
- an elaborate lace pattern
- adjective satellite displaying luxury and furnishing gratification to the senses
voluptuous; luxurious; sybaritic; epicurean; voluptuary.
- an epicurean banquet
- enjoyed a luxurious suite with a crystal chandelier and thick oriental rugs
- Lucullus spent the remainder of his days in voluptuous magnificence
- a chinchilla robe of sybaritic lavishness
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paneled
- adjective satellite fitted or decorated with panels or wainscoting
wainscoted.
- verb decorate with panels
panel.
- panel the walls with wood
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flamboyant
- noun showy tropical tree or shrub native to Madagascar; widely planted in tropical regions for its immense racemes of scarlet and orange flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana
flame tree; Poinciana regia; royal poinciana; peacock flower; Delonix regia.
- adjective satellite marked by ostentation but often tasteless
splashy; showy.
- a cheap showy rhinestone bracelet
- a splashy half-page ad
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caller
- noun a social or business visitor
company.
- the room was a mess because he hadn't expected company
- noun an investor who buys a call option
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smooth
- noun the act of smoothing
- he gave his hair a quick smooth
- verb make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing
smoothen.
- smooth the surface of the wood
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up
- verb raise
- adjective being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
- the anchor is up
- the sun is up
- he lay face up
- he is up by a pawn
- the market is up
- the corn is up
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oratorical
- adjective satellite characteristic of an orator or oratory
- oratorical prose
- harangued his men in an oratorical way"- Robert Graves
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cake
- noun a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)
bar.
- noun small flat mass of chopped food
patty.
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rabbit_on
- verb talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner
spout; rant; rave; mouth off; jabber.
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adorn
- verb make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
ornament; embellish; beautify; decorate; grace.
- Decorate the room for the party
- beautify yourself for the special day
- verb be beautiful to look at
deck; embellish; beautify; decorate; grace.
- Flowers adorned the tables everywhere
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curt
- adjective satellite marked by rude or peremptory shortness
brusque; short; brusk.
- try to cultivate a less brusque manner
- a curt reply
- the salesgirl was very short with him
- adjective satellite brief and to the point; effectively cut short; `yes'"
laconic; terse; crisp.
- a crisp retort
- a response so curt as to be almost rude
- the laconic reply
- short and terse and easy to understand
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tessellated
- adjective satellite having a checkered or mottled appearance
- verb fit together exactly, of identical shapes
tessellate.
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synecdochical
- adjective satellite using the name of a part for that of the whole or the whole for the part; or the special for the general or the general for the special; or the material for the thing made of it
synecdochic.
- to use `hand' for `worker' or `ten sail' for `ten ships' or `steel' for `sword' is to use a synecdochic figure of speech
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unornate
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unmodulated
- adjective characterized by lack of variation in pitch, tone, or volume
- he lectured in an unmodulated voice edged with hysteria
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vermicular
- adjective satellite decorated with wormlike tracery or markings
vermiculate; vermiculated.
- vermicular (or vermiculated) stonework
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trendy
- adjective satellite in accord with the latest fad
voguish.
- trendy ideas
- trendy clothes
- voguish terminology
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jargon
- noun a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)
patois; argot; cant; vernacular; slang; lingo.
- they don't speak our lingo
- noun a colorless (or pale yellow or smoky) variety of zircon
jargoon.
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voguish
- adjective satellite elegant and stylish
chic; smart.
- chic elegance
- a smart new dress
- a suit of voguish cut
- adjective satellite in accord with the latest fad
trendy.
- trendy ideas
- trendy clothes
- voguish terminology
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fluency
- noun powerful and effective language
eloquence; smoothness.
- his eloquence attracted a large congregation
- fluency in spoken and written English is essential
- his oily smoothness concealed his guilt from the police
- noun skillfulness in speaking or writing
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magniloquent
- adjective satellite lofty in style
tall; grandiloquent.
- he engages in so much tall talk, one never really realizes what he is saying
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analogical
- adjective satellite expressing, composed of, or based on an analogy
- the analogical use of a metaphor
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tedious
- adjective satellite so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
slow; ho-hum; boring; wearisome; deadening; tiresome; dull; irksome.
- a boring evening with uninteresting people
- the deadening effect of some routine tasks
- a dull play
- his competent but dull performance
- a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention
- what an irksome task the writing of long letters is"- Edmund Burke
- tedious days on the train
- the tiresome chirping of a cricket"- Mark Twain
- other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome
- adjective satellite using or containing too many words
windy; wordy; long-winded; verbose.
- long-winded (or windy) speakers
- verbose and ineffective instructional methods
- newspapers of the day printed long wordy editorials
- proceedings were delayed by wordy disputes
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prater
- noun an obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker
chatterer; spouter; magpie; chatterbox; babbler.
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ornament
- noun something used to beautify
decoration; ornamentation.
- verb make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
embellish; beautify; decorate; grace; adorn.
- Decorate the room for the party
- beautify yourself for the special day
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champleve
- adjective satellite (for metals) having areas separated by metal and filled with colored enamel and fired
cloisonne.
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splashy
- adjective characterized by water flying about haphazardly
- adjective satellite marked by ostentation but often tasteless
flamboyant; showy.
- a cheap showy rhinestone bracelet
- a splashy half-page ad
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luxurious
- adjective satellite displaying luxury and furnishing gratification to the senses
voluptuous; sybaritic; epicurean; voluptuary; luxuriant.
- an epicurean banquet
- enjoyed a luxurious suite with a crystal chandelier and thick oriental rugs
- Lucullus spent the remainder of his days in voluptuous magnificence
- a chinchilla robe of sybaritic lavishness
- adjective satellite rich and superior in quality
gilded; princely; sumptuous; opulent; grand; deluxe.
- a princely sum
- gilded dining rooms
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ornateness
- noun high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation
grandiosity; grandiloquence; rhetoric; magniloquence.
- the grandiosity of his prose
- an excessive ornateness of language
- noun an ornate appearance; being elaborately (even excessively) decorated
elaborateness.
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decorated
- adjective provided with something intended to increase its beauty or distinction
adorned.
- verb make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
ornament; embellish; beautify; decorate; grace; adorn.
- Decorate the room for the party
- beautify yourself for the special day
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vein
- noun a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart
venous blood vessel; vena.
- all veins except the pulmonary vein carry unaerated blood
- noun a distinctive style or manner
- he continued in this vein for several minutes
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jeremitaylorically
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grandiosity
- noun high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation
grandiloquence; rhetoric; ornateness; magniloquence.
- the grandiosity of his prose
- an excessive ornateness of language
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turgid
- adjective satellite ostentatiously lofty in style
tumid; bombastic; orotund; large; declamatory.
- a man given to large talk
- tumid political prose
- adjective satellite abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas
tumid; tumescent; puffy; intumescent.
- hungry children with bloated stomachs
- he had a grossly distended stomach
- eyes with puffed (or puffy) lids
- swollen hands
- tumescent tissue
- puffy tumid flesh
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