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guise

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noun. appearance, semblance

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girth

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noun. the distance around something; circumfrance

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harangue

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verb. to lecture, berate; a long bombastic speech

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gloat

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verb. to brag greatly

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harrowing

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adjective. extremely distressing; disturbing or frightening

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glutton

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noun. one who eats or consumes a great deal; having capacity to receive or withstand something

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gossamer

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noun/adj. delicate floating cobwebs; a sheer gauzy fabric; something delicate, light, flimsy

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grandiloquent

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adj. attempting to impress with big words or grand gestures

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grandiose

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adj. grand and impressive, especially flash and showy

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guile

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noun. cunning, deceitfulness; artfulness

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