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rhetoric | using language effectively to please or persuade | ||
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ornateness, rhetoric, grandiosity, magniloquence, grandiloquence | high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation | ||
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rhetoric | study of the technique and rules for using language effectively (especially in public speaking) | ||
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rhetoric, palaver, hot air, empty words, empty talk | loud and confused and empty talk |