OVERBLOWN/WORDY Flashcards

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OVERBLOWN/WORDY

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garrulous, periphrastic, prolix, turgid

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garrulous

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excessively talkative, wordy

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periphrastic (per-uh-FRAS-tik)

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circumlocutory, roundabout

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prolix

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long and wordy

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turgid

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(swollen, distended); inflated and bombastic as in language

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garrulous, periphrastic, prolix, turgid

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OVERBLOWN/WORDY

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