For the Week ending 07/30/10
Directions: Choose the word that matches with the definition and appropriately fits into the blank space in the sentence.
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a lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality
Great oratory is often filled with _______ phrases. |
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lacking social experience or grace; not tactful; crude
The BBC would never be so _______ as to use such an outdated phrase as " virtual reality " |
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given to prosy, rambling, or tedious loquacity : pointlessly or annoyingly talkative; wordy
A tall, _______ man was holding forth; he talked like one who might have ideas to expound. |
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to declare to be untrue or invalid; contradict; oppose; deny
No one will _______ the need for workers in the Haiti cleanup. |
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extremely or excessively particular, exacting, or meticulous in taste or standards; finicky
Her _______ eating habits made menu planning difficult. |