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Bombastic
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pompous; grandiloquent
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Bombast
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self important; pompous writing or speech
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Laconic
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using few words; terse
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Garrulous
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pointlessly talkative; talking too much (think Brittany)
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Ascetic
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one who practices rigid self-denial, especially as an act of religious devotion
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Eclectic
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composed of elements drawn from various sources
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Deleterious
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injurious; harmful
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Static
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not moving; not active or in motion; at rest
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Stolid
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calm; impassive
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Ambivalence
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the quality of having opposing ideas or feelings
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