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71pompous — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. self important, ostentatious; high flown, bombastic, stilted; haughty, vain, grandiose, puffed up, arrogant, stuffy, snooty, stuffed shirt (inf.). See boasting.Ant., humble, unassuming. II (Roget s… …
72ostentatious — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. pretentious, showy, pompous; see egotistic 2 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) a. [AWS ten TAY shus] showiness, pretentiousness, overly ornate. Her ostentatious finery drew stares as she entered the room …
73inflated — inflated, flatulent, tumid, turgid mean filled with something insubstantial (as air or vapor). Inflated implies expansion by the introduction of something (as a gas) lacking in substance to the point where the walls are stretched taut or tension… …
74bombastic — bom•bas•tic [[t]bɒmˈbæs tɪk[/t]] adj. (of speech, writing, etc.) pompous; high flown • Etymology: 1695–1705 bom•bas′ti•cal•ly, adv. syn: bombastic, flowery, pretentious all describe a use of language more elaborate than is justified by or… …
75grandiose — gran•di•ose [[t]ˈgræn diˌoʊs[/t]] adj. 1) affectedly grand; pompous: grandiose words[/ex] 2) more complicated than necessary: a grandiose scheme[/ex] 3) grand in an imposing way • Etymology: 1830–40; < F < It grandioso < L grandi(s)… …
76pretentiousness — noun 1. lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity • Syn: ↑ostentation, ↑ostentatiousness, ↑pomposity, ↑pompousness, ↑puffiness, ↑splashiness, ↑inflation …
77Flash — Flash, a. 1. Showy, but counterfeit; cheap, pretentious, and vulgar; as, flash jewelry; flash finery. [1913 Webster] 2. Wearing showy, counterfeit ornaments; vulgarly pretentious; as, flash people; flash men or women; applied especially to… …
78Flash house — Flash Flash, a. 1. Showy, but counterfeit; cheap, pretentious, and vulgar; as, flash jewelry; flash finery. [1913 Webster] 2. Wearing showy, counterfeit ornaments; vulgarly pretentious; as, flash people; flash men or women; applied especially to… …
79The Band Wagon — Infobox Film | name = The Band Wagon caption =The Band Wagon DVD cover director = Vincente Minnelli producer = Arthur Freed writer = Betty Comden Adolph Green Alan Jay Lerner (uncredited) starring =Fred Astaire Cyd Charisse Oscar Levant Nanette… …
80Civilization (film) — Civilization Directed by Reginald Barker Thomas H. Ince Raymond B. West Produced by …
