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8091283644eloquentFluent or persuasive in speaking or writing0
8091276124declamationutter or deliver words or a speech in a rhetorical or impassioned way, as if to an audience.1
8091271020Circumlocutionthe use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea2
8091273689surmountingto overcome an obstacle or to be placed on top of3
8091275810inexorablyin a way that is impossible to stop or prevent4
8091271113anomalousdeviating from what is standard, normal or excepted5
8091277397importunatepersistant, especially to the point of annoyance or intrusion.6
8091271836GenuflectionsTo bend at least one knee to the ground; a gesture of deep respect to a superior.7
8091271268schizoiddenoting or having a personality type characterized by emotional aloofness and solitary habits8
8091266634ornamentationthings added to something to provide decoration.9
8091283468ColloquialCharacteristic of or appropriate to ordinary or familiar conversation rather than formal speech or writing; informal.10
8091271287Envoysa person delegated to represent one government in its dealings with another11
8091277422jazzmenA jazz musician or composer.12
8091275054proprietythe state or quality of conforming to conventionally accepted standards of behavior or morals.13
8091271048embelilshedmake (something) more attractive by the addition of decorative details or features.14
8091276652arbitrarybased on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system.15
8091269557evasionsThe act of avoiding something.16
8091278090baroquerelating to or denoting a style of European architecture, music, and art of the 17th and 18th centuries.17
8091288614pedanticconcerned with literal accuracy or formality.18
8091284208Pulpita raised platform or lectern in a church or chapel from which the preacher delivers a sermon.19
8091275261articulationthe formation of clear and distinct sounds in speech.20
8091299667perspicuityclearness or lucidity, as of a statement.21
8091291940Poignantevoking a keen sense of sadness or regret.22
8091289776pompousaffectedly and irritatingly grand, solemn, or self-important23
8091307564caduceusan ancient Greek or Roman herald's wand, typically one with two serpents twined around it, carried by the messenger god Hermes or Mercury.24
8091308324imbibersto absorb or soak up, as water, light, or heat25
8091268618slipshod(typically of a person or method of work) characterized by a lack of care, thought, or organization.26
8091324538CapriciousGiven to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior.27
8091337436tersesparing in the use of words; abruptly concise28

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