"rhetoric" noun using language effectively to please or persuade high flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation [syn: grandiosity (http://word.sc/grandiosity), magniloquence (http://word.sc/magniloquence), grandiloquence (http://word.sc/grandiloquence)] loud and confused and empty talk; "mere rhetoric" [syn: palaver (http://word.sc/palaver), hot air (http://word.sc/hot air), empty words (http://word.sc/empty words), empty talk (http://word.sc/empty talk)] study of the technique and rules for using language effectively (especially in public speaking) Source: http://www.word.sc/rhetoric

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