GRE vocabulary
Sesquipedalian
Using long words; polysyllabic or characterized by the use of long words.
Example
"His sesquipedalian prose often alienated readers who preferred simpler language."
Etymology
From Latin sesquipedalis 'a foot and a half long', from sesqui- 'one and a half' + pes, pedis 'foot'.
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