click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Newberry vocab
List 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Brevity | N. briefness or conciseness in speech or writing |
| Concise | Adj. using few words in speaking or writing |
| Laconic | Adj. using few words in speech |
| Pithy | Adj. brief and full of meaning and substance |
| Quiescent | Adj. quiet; still; inactive |
| Reticent | Adj. not talking much; reserved |
| Succinct | Adj. clearly and briefly stated;concise |
| Taciturn | Adj. silent; sparing of words; close-mouthed |
| Terse | Adj. using only the words that are needed to make the point; very concise; sometimes to the point of rudeness |