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Vocab #2
Speaking
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| colloquial | used in ordinary or familiar conversation, not formal/literary |
| circulmlocution | indirect way of speaking |
| diffuse | to pour out and spread, as a fluid |
| digress | leave the main subject temporarily in speech/writing |
| eloquence | persuasive writing/ speaking |
| garrulous | excessively talkative |
| grandiloquent | extravagant in language |
| loquacious | tending to talk a great deal, talkative |
| prattle | talk at a length in a foolish way |
| rant | speak/shout at length in a wild way |
| rhetorical | expressed to persuade/ impress |
| verbose | using/expressed in more words than are needed |
| voluble | speak-en/spoken incessantly and flently |