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euphuistic(adjective, rich, stiff, affected, ornament)
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forensic(adjective, legal, judicial)
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high-sounding(adjective, style, plain, words, ornament)
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orotund(adjective, style, plain, words, ornament)
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showy(adjective, superior, important, affected, hollow)
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tumid(adjective, ornament, wordy, flowery)
6
wordy(adjective, exaggerated, talkative, pompous, swollen)
5
articulate(adjective, stirring, expressive, wordy, fluent)
5
aureate(adjective, style, plain, words, stiff)
5
exaggerated(adjective, spread, rich, artificial, decorative)
5
fancy(adjective, rich, extravagant, elaborate, ornate)
5
figurative(adjective, extravagant, elaborate, ornate, baroque)
5
fluent(adjective, stirring, expressive, wordy, vocal)
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fustian(adjective, style, plain, words, tedious)
5
glib(adjective, informal, stirring, expressive, wordy)
5
grandiose(adjective, ornament, wordy, flowery)
5
ostentatious(adjective, important, affected, hollow, pretentious)
5
stylistic(adjective, vocal, verbal, oratorical)
5
voluble(adjective, stirring, expressive, rambling, wordy)
5
windy(adjective, tedious, pretentious, exaggerated, wordy)
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