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bombast
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a speech of someone who's full of himself
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pontificate
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to speak in an over-authoritative manner
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a pope can
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stentorian
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extremely loud (descibing voice)
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panegyric
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a speech of praise, usually addressed at an assembled croud such as a funeral
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eulogy
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a speech made at a funeral
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histrionic
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overly dramatic or emotional (ineffective)
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grandiloquence
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a denoting pompous speech
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not so grand
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embellish
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to decorate, to make more effective, but it can be over embellished
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testimonial
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a spoken or written statement of tribute
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sermonize
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giving a speech that assumes moral superiority over the person listening or reading
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