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Bombastic |
Describing someone whose speech is inflated and self-important. |
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Cryptic |
Intentionally vague or mysterious. |
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Turgid |
Describing writing that is bombastic and puffed up. |
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Lucid |
Clear and easy to understand. |
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Oblique |
Indirect (describing communication). |
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Limpid |
Very clear and easy to understand (referring to writing). |
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Sesquipedalian |
A person inclined to using very long words. |
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Pedantic |
Overly fussy in one's concern for trivial academic knowledge. |
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Erudite |
Displaying scholary knowledge. |
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Pedagogue |
A teacher, typically a strict one. |
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Unlettered |
Illiterate. |
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Benighted |
Unenlightened. |
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Collegial |
Describing a warm chumminess between a group of associated people. What the **** does "chumminess" mean? Basically, "Collegial" means describing |