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Ostentation

adj.

superfluous

Meaning: exceeding what is necessary

Usage: Tracy had already won the campaign so her constant flattery of others was superfluous.

adj.

ostentatious

Meaning: excessively showy, glitzy

Usage: On the palace tour, the guide focused on the ostentatious decorations and spoke little of the royal family’s history.

adj.

grandiose

Meaning: on a magnificent or exaggerated scale

Usage: Margaret planned a grandiose party, replete with elephants, trapeze artists, and clowns.