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SAT Voc 2
Mrs Hahn RWS
Term | Definition |
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circumlocution | a roundabout or indirect way of speaking; the use of more words than necessary to express an idea |
colloquial | characters of or appropriate to or familiar conversation rather than formal speech or writing ; informal |
diffuse | to pour out and spread, as a fluid or scatter widely |
digress | to deviate or wander away from the main topic; to turn aside |
eloquence | the practice or art of using language with fluency and aptness |
garrulous | excessively talkative in a rambling, roundabout manner; wordy or diffuce |
grandiolquent | speaking or expressed in a lofty style, often to the point of being pompous or bombastic |
loquacious | talking or tending to talk much or freely; talkative; characterized by excessive talk |
prattle | to talk in a foolish or simple-minded way; chatter; babble |
rant | to speak or declaim extravagantly or violently; talk in a wild or vehement way; rave |
rhetorical | marked by or tending to use exaggerated language; concerned with mere style or effect |
verbose | characterized by the use of many or too many words |
voluble | characterized by a ready and continuous flow of words, fluent glib; talkative |