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rhetoric

The skill of using words effectively and/or persuasively

The excessive use of high sounding words

Empty talk
The salesman spoke with such rhetoric, I bought 50 hammers he was selling.
by Eric Henry September 30, 2005
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concede

To admit that someone or something else is right.

To acknowledge being wrong.
Joe conceded that Jan was right about how to fix the car.
by Eric Henry September 30, 2005
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