purple prose

writing that is more complicated and formal than necessary Despite occasional passages of purple prose, her latest novel is still very readable.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Spartacus	SPAHR-tə-kəs (English)	History
GertrÚDa	-	Slovak
Uzma	-	Arabic
Athol	['æθəl]
Genadi	-	Bulgarian, Georgian
Nagore	-	Basque