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grandiloquence
1. pompous or extravagant language, style, or manner, especially that intended to impress
“he avoided sentimentality and grandiloquence”
noun
/ɡrænˈdɪləkw(ə)ns/
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"She used grandiloquence to sound _____, but no one was fooled."
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- maunder
- rhetoric
- bombast
- loquacity
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Find a word related to grandiloquence
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