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"In praise and defense of grandiose, flowery, sesquipedalian words"

Radio call-in show host Larry Mantle hosted a segment inspired by Atlantic writer Mark Bowden's piece "In Praise of Fancy Words," in which he invited listeners to contribute their favorite "big words." Here we present listeners' favorites in list form.
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