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Hot Words
Some vocabulary fun from my Hot Words for the SAT book
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Brevity | Briefness or conciseness in speech or writing |
| Concise | Using few words in speaking or writing |
| Laconic | Using few words in speech |
| Pity | brief and full of meaning and substance; concise |
| Quiescent | Quiet; still; inactive |
| Reticent | Not talking much; reserved |
| Succint | Clearly and briefly stated; concise |
| Taciturn | Silent; sparing of words; close-mouthed |
| Terse | Using only the words that are needed to make the point, sometimes to the point of rudenes |