alluvium
nounSand, silt, clay, or gravel deposited by flowing water.
Sand, silt, clay, or gravel deposited by flowing water
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nounOvercrowding or accumulation that obstructs movement or flow.
ebullient
adjectiveOverflowing with cheerful energy and enthusiasm.
Overflowing with enthusiasm
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effusion
nounAn outpouring of emotion or words.
effusive
adjectiveExpressing feelings with great enthusiasm and little restraint.
Unrestrained in expression
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emanate
verbTo issue, flow, or originate from a source.
exuberant
adjectiveOverflowing with energy, joy, or enthusiasm.
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grandiloquent
adjectivePompous or extravagantly lofty in speech or writing.
influx
nounAn arrival or inward flow of many people or things.
lofty
adjectiveVery high or elevated; figuratively, ambitious, noble, or expressed with superiority.
Very high
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plethora
nounAn excessive abundance or very large amount.
pretentious
adjectiveTrying to appear more important, cultured, or impressive than justified.
profuse
adjectiveProduced or offered in large amounts.
renaissance
nounA renewed period of activity, creativity, or growth.
rhetoric
nounThe art of effective expression; also language criticized as impressive but lacking substance.
One word family: also includes rhetorical.
Effective expression
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tumid
adjectiveSwollen; in writing, excessively inflated or pompous.
Swollen
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viscous
adjectiveThick and resistant to flowing.
vortex
nounA rapidly rotating flow; figuratively, a powerful situation that draws things into it.
Rotating flow
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