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61declamatory — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Eloquent] Syn. rhetorical, elocutionary, formal; see fluent 2 , oratorical . 2. [Pompous] Syn. bombastic, windy, stuffy; see bombastic , oratorical , verbose . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Of or relating to the …
62high-sounding — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. artificial, pompous, ostentatious; see egotistic 2 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Characterized by language that is elevated and sometimes pompous in style: aureate, bombastic, declamatory, flowery, fustian,… …
63orotund — I (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. 1. resounding sonorous, booming, resonant, projecting, stentorian, reverberating, thundering, powerful, mighty, rich. 2. grandiose in speech pompous, bombastic, fustian, bloated, grandiloquent. see oration, voice… …
64bombastic — [bäm bas′tik] adj. using or characterized by high sounding but unimportant or meaningless language; pompous; grandiloquent bombastically adv. SYN. BOMBASTIC refers to speech or writing that is pompous and inflated and suggests extravagant verbal… …
65SHALOM ALEICHEM — (Sholem Aleykhem; narrative persona and subsequent pseudonym of Sholem Rabinovitsh (Rabinovitz); 1859–1916), Yiddish prose writer and humorist born on February 18, 1859 (old style; March 2, new style), in Pereyaslav (today: Pereyaslav… …
66Plautus — For the Roman noble, see Rubellius Plautus. Plautus Born c. 254 BC Sarsina, Umbria Died 184 BC Rome …
67Longinus (literature) — Longinus (Greek: Λογγῖνος, Longĩnos) is the conventional name of the author of the treatise, On the Sublime (Περὶ ὕψους, Perì hýpsous), a work which focuses on the effect of good writing.[1] Longinus, sometimes referred to as Pseudo Longinus… …
68Loch Ness Monster and popular culture — The Loch Ness Monster is well known throughout Scotland and the rest of the world.LiteratureIn the book The Bogart and the Monster the Loch Ness Monster is actually an invisible shape shifting creature that has become trapped in one form. The… …
69Rutland Barrington — (15 January 1853 ndash; 31 May 1922) was an English singer, actor, comedian, and Edwardian musical comedy star. Best remembered for originating the lyric baritone roles in the Gilbert and Sullivan operas from 1877 to 1896, his performing career… …
70List of Railway Series books — A list of the Railway Series books by both the Rev. W. Awdry and his son Christopher. Contents 1 The Rev. W. Awdry Era: 1945 1972 1.1 The Three Railway Engines 1.2 Thomas the Tank Engine …
