Sentence:  <WSD>Aureate</WSD> vocabulary is derived largely from Latin, although some words have a French basis; it was devised as a 'high' or 'elevated' poetic diction used for special ceremonial or religious occasions. Perhaps the best-known practitioner of <WSD>aureate</WSD> diction in the late ME period was the poet w 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  Of language: characterized by the use of (excessively) ornamental or grandiose terms, often of Latin or French origin.