This document defines 18 words through brief descriptions and synonyms. The words include terms to describe improvised or spontaneous speech, overly embellished language, absurdly ridiculous situations, descriptions of flowers, overused language, last minute plans, broad satire, mixtures of songs/melodies, large wall paintings, artistic works that mimic others' styles comically, passing off others' ideas as your own, emotionally moving, unimaginative, having or producing sound, and being brief and concise.

1. To improvise or
deliver
spontaneously
S: Impromptu,
Off-hand

2. Pompous, wordy
speech or writing
S: Grandiosity,
Airs

3. To make beautiful by
ornamenting; to add
details, sometimes
fictitious, to a story
S: Adorn,
Decorate,
Festoon

4. An absurdly ridiculous
situation
S: Comedy,
Buffoonery,
Satire

5. Describing flower or
over-embellished
speech
Latin: flower
S: Rubicund,
Ornate,
High-coloured

6. Overused and overly
familiar; trivial
S: Clichéd,
Trite,
Unriginal

7. Spur of the moment;
unplanned
S: Improvised,
Unrehearsed,
Off-hand

8. A broad piece of satire,
usually ridiculing a
person, group, or
institution
S: Caricature,
Parody

9. An assortment or
mixture, especially
of songs or melodies
S: farrago,
hotchpotch,
potpourri

10. A large painting
applied directly to a
wall or a ceiling

11. An artistic work that
imitates the style of
another, usually with
comic intent
S: Skit,
Burlesque

12. To pass off another’s
ideas or writings as
one’s own
Latin: to kidnap
S: Piracy,
Borrowing,
Infringement

13. Emotionally moving;
touching
S: Distressing,
Sad

14. Unimaginative; dull
S: Humdrum,
Mundane,
Routine

15. Having or producing
sound

16. Brief and to the
point; concise
S: Condensed,
Laconic,
Succinct

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FARCE FLORID HACKNEYED
IMPROMTU LAMPOON MEDLEY
MURAL PARODY PLAGIARISM
POIGNANT PROSAIC SONOROUS
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