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SAT Vocab
Lesson 3
Term | Definition |
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Eloquent | well spoken (e- out + loqu talk) |
Loquacious | very talkative (loqu- talk + -ious full of) |
Circumlocution | evasive speech; talking around the subject (circum- around +loqu talk) |
Colloquial | conversational; using everyday language (co- together + loqu talk) |
Grandiloquent | speaking in a pompous manner (grand- great + loqu talk + -ent adjective) |
Elocution | expressive delivery of public speech (e- out + loqu talk + -tion noun) |
Garrulous | talkative |
Pontificate | to speak pompously (pontifex high priest) |
Verbose | wordy (verb- word + -ose full of) |
Verbatim | word for word (verb- word) |
Ineffable | unable to be expressed in words (in- not + effari utter) |
Tangential | only superficially relevant; off-topic |
Tout | to promote or praise energetically |
Anecdote | a short and often humorous story |
Discursive | straying from the topic (dis- away + curs course) |