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adorm

to decorate

archetype

a stereotypical example

climactic

final, conclusive

deliverance

relief

denouement

final settlement

embellish

to add detail; to exaggerate

enthralling

fascinating; demanding attention

entrancing

mesmerizing

excruciating

causing great pain

extenuating

offsetting; excusing

flamboyant

showy

florid

complex and full of detail

grandiloquent

elaborate manner of speaking

histrionic

overly dramatic

hyperbole

extreme statements, not meant literally

pageantry

ostentatious display

pall

a dark cloud

panoply

an impressive assembly

resolution

completion

rhetoric

speech

rousing

inspiring

salient

obvious

sanctimonious

acting morally superior

vivid

lifelike; vibrant