Vocabulary Flashcards with Drama and Overreaction Words

Explore the world of exaggerated emotions and theatricality with terms like 'bombastic', 'melodramatic', and 'tirade'. This category is perfect for those interested in the expressive, often over-the-top aspects of human interaction.

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aggrandize

To make someone appear more powerful or important than they actually are, often for the purpose of gaining attention or respect.

''The CEO used the media to aggrandize his role in the company’s success.''

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Complete Vocabulary List for Drama and Overreaction

aggrandize

To make someone appear more powerful or important than they actually are, often for the purpose of gaining attention or respect.

bathetic

bombastic

braggadocio

bromide

burlesque

clamorous

claptrap

contrived

delusion

demonize

derision

desperado

diabolical

diva

effusive

egregious

exaggerate

farce

farcical

flabbergast

flurry

frenetic

fuss

gaudy

ghastly

grandiloquent

grandiose

grandstanding

hallucinate

histrionic

hysteria

jeremiad

lurid

maniac

melodramatic

overawe

overbearing

platitude

prima-donna

quixotic

rumbustious

saccharine

scandalous

screed

stilted

tantrum

thunderstruck

tirade