[QUOTE] [B][SIZE="4"]"rhetoric"[/SIZE][/B] [B]noun[/B] [LIST=1] [*]using language effectively to please or persuade [*]high flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation [syn: [URL="http://www.word.sc/grandiosity"]grandiosity[/URL], [URL="http://www.word.sc/magniloquence"]magniloquence[/URL], [URL="http://www.word.sc/grandiloquence"]grandiloquence[/URL]] [*]loud and confused and empty talk; "mere rhetoric" [syn: [URL="http://www.word.sc/palaver"]palaver[/URL], [URL="http://www.word.sc/hot air"]hot air[/URL], [URL="http://www.word.sc/empty words"]empty words[/URL], [URL="http://www.word.sc/empty talk"]empty talk[/URL]] [*]study of the technique and rules for using language effectively (especially in public speaking) [/LIST] Source: [URL="http://www.word.sc/rhetoric"]http://www.word.sc/rhetoric[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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