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bombast |
high-sounding language with little meaning, used to impress people noun |
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apocryphal |
(of a story or statement) of doubtful authenticity, although widely circulated as being true adj |
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laconic |
(of a person, speech, or style of writing) using very few words. adj |
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ascetic |
a person who practices severe self-discipline and abstention (can also be adjective as a characteristic) |
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extirpate |
tear up by the roots, destroy completely |
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conjecture |
infer guess |
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covenant |
an agreement |
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relegate |
to assign |
