Term: purple passage: a passage full of ornate and flowery language
Broader: passage: a section of text; particularly a section of medium length | Unrelated: sensationalism: subject matter that is calculated to excite and please vulgar tastes
Broader: passage: a section of text; particularly a section of medium length | Unrelated: spasm: a painful and involuntary muscular contraction
Broader: passage: a section of text; particularly a section of medium length | Unrelated: symphony: a long and complex sonata for symphony orchestra
Broader: passage: a section of text; particularly a section of medium length | Unrelated: expectoration: the process of coughing up and spitting out
Broader: passage: a section of text; particularly a section of medium length | Unrelated: naegele's rule: rule for calculating an expected delivery date; subtract three months from the first day of the last menstrual period and add seven days to that date
Broader: passage: a section of text; particularly a section of medium length | Unrelated: scindapsus: evergreen climbers with adhesive adventitious roots; southeastern Asia and Brazil
Broader: passage: a section of text; particularly a section of medium length | Unrelated: absconder: a fugitive who runs away and hides to avoid arrest or prosecution
Broader: passage: a section of text; particularly a section of medium length | Unrelated: liposcelis: a genus of Psocidae
Broader: passage: a section of text; particularly a section of medium length | Unrelated: bossism: domination of a political organization by a party boss
Broader: passage: a section of text; particularly a section of medium length | Unrelated: cortinarius subfoetidus: a fungus with a sticky lavender cap and stalk that whitish above and covered with a silky lavender sheath