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SAT vocabulary 2
Mrs.Hahn RWS
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| circumlocution | the use of many words where fewer would do, especially in a deliberate attempt to be vague or envasive |
| colloquial | used in ordinary or familiar conversation |
| diffuse | to spread out over a large area |
| digress | leave main subject temporarily in speech or writing |
| eloquence | fluent or persuasive speaking or writing |
| garrulous | excessively talkative |
| grandiloquent | pompous or extravagant in language |
| loquacious | tending to talk a great deal, talkative |
| prattle | to talk at a length in a foolish way |
| rant | to speak or shout |
| rhetorical | expressed in terms intended to persuade or impress |
| verbose | using or expressed in more words than needed |
| voluble | to speak fluently |