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Words related to rhetoric

Related / Similar Words: palaver, hot air, empty words, empty talk, grandiosity, magniloquence, grandiloquence

Definition:

study of the technique and rules for using language effectively (especially in public speaking);

loud and confused and empty talk; "mere rhetoric";

high flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation;

using language effectively to please or persuade;

Hyponyms: flourish, bombast, fustian, rant, claptrap, blah

Derivational Morphology: chatter, piffle, palaver, prate, tittle-tattle, twaddle, clack, maunder, prattle, blab, gibber, tattle, blabber, gabble

Anagrams: ricochet

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