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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| exaggeration | xxx/x | Noun, Noun |
| hyperbolic | xx/x | Adjective |
| nonsense | /x | Noun |
| overstatement | /xxx | Noun |
| rhetoric | /xx | Noun |
| overblown | xx/ | Adjective |
| disingenuous | xx/xx | Adjective |
| ludicrous | /xx | Adjective |
| hysteria | x/xx | Noun |
| sensationalism | x/xxxx | Noun |
| melodramatic | xxx/x | Adjective |
| oversimplification | xx/xxxx | Noun |
| silliness | /xx | Noun |
| innuendo | xx/x | Noun |
| absurd | x/ | Adjective |
| vitriol | /xx | Noun |
| idiocy | /xxx | Noun |
| lunacy | /xx | Noun |
| sarcasm | /xx | Noun |
| bombast | /x | Noun |
| overwrought | xx/ | Adjective |
| misrepresentation | xxxx/x | Noun |
| misinformation | xxx/x | Noun |
| bravado | x/x | Noun |
| ridiculous | x/xx | Adjective |
| hubris | /x | Noun |
| absurdity | x/xx | Noun |
| overreaction | /xxxx | Noun |
| invective | x/x | Noun |
| irony | /xx | Noun |
| cynicism | /xxx | Noun |
| snark | / | Noun |
| cliche | x/ | Noun |
| bluster | /x | Noun |
| verbiage | /xx | Noun |
| hype | / | Noun |
| outrageous | x/x | Adjective |
| polemic | x/x | Noun |
| pomposity | x/xx | Noun |
| superlatives | x/xx | Noun |
| laughable | /xx | Adjective |
| hypocrisy | x/xx | Noun |
| gratuitous | x/xx | Adjective |
| preposterous | x/xx | Adjective |
| flippant | /x | Adjective |
| pessimism | /xxx | Noun |
| falsehood | /x | Noun |
| misinterpretation | xxxx/x | Noun |
| delusional | x/xx | Adjective |
| baloney | x/x | Noun |
| unwarranted | x/xx | Adjective |
| overreach | /xx | Noun |
| declamation | xx/x | Noun |
| big talk | // | Name, Name |
| overemphasis | /x/xx | Noun |
| overestimation | xx/x/x | Noun |
| heroics | x/x | Noun |
| conceit | x/ | Noun |
| rhapsody | /xx | Noun |
| extreme | x/ | Adjective |
| flattery | /xx | Noun |
| overkill | /xx | Noun |
| extra | /x | Adjective |
| overshoot | /xx | Noun |
| tall tale | // | Phrase, Noun |
| extravagance | x/xx | Noun |
| oxymoron | x//x | Noun |
| understatement | /xxx | Noun |
| penchant | /x | Noun |
| simile | /xx | Noun |
| indulge | x/ | Verb |
| petrarchan | x/x | Adjective |
| metonymy | x/xx | Noun |
| metaphor | /xx | Noun |
| journalistic | xx/x | Adjective |
| fondness | /x | Noun |
| paradox | /xx | Noun |
| personification | xxxx/x | Noun |
| caricature | /xxx | Noun |
| extravagant | x/xx | Adjective |
| rhetorical | x/xx | Adjective |
| antithesis | x/xx | Noun |
| predilection | xx/x | Noun |
| aside | x/ | Adverb |
| indecent | x/x | Adjective |
| parody | /xx | Noun |
| grotesque | x/ | Adjective |
| bit | / | Noun |
| oriental | xx/x | Adjective |
| opposite | /xx | Noun |
| speaking | /x | Noun |
| polemical | x/xx | Adjective |
| resorting | x/x | Verb |
| poetic | x/x | Adjective |
| understandable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| comic | /x | Adjective |
| abounds | x/ | Verb |
| allowance | x/x | Noun |
| humorous | /xx | Adjective |
| couched | / | Verb |
| poetical | x/xx | Adjective |
| touch | / | Noun |
| wildest | /x | Adjective |
| engaging | x/x | Verb |
| affectation | xx/x | Noun |
| bravura | x/x | Noun, Adjective |
| equivocation | xxx/x | Noun |
| exuberance | x/xx | Noun |
| hyperbola | x/xx | Noun |
| indirection | xx/x | Noun |
| mannerism | /xxx | Noun |
| sentimentality | xxx/xx | Noun |
| theatricality | xxx/xx | Noun |
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| no | / | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| sorta | /x | Adverb |
| die | / | Verb, Noun |
| literally | /xxx | Adverb |
