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Sat 2 vocabulary
mrs.hahn rws
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| circumlocution | speaking in circles; round about speech |
| colloquial | pertaining to common everyday speech; conversational |
| diffuse | spread out; not concise; wordy |
| digress | to wonder off from the subject, or topic spoken about |
| eloquence | artful ease with speaking; speech that can influence peoples feelings |
| garrulous | talkative, loquacious |
| grandiloquent | using big and fancy words when speaking for the purpose of impressing others |
| loquacious | very talkative, liking to talk, garrulous |
| prattle | to speak on and on in a senseless and silly manner; to talk foolishly |
| rant | to talk very loudly even widely rave |
| rhetorical | relating to speech that is used to persuade or have some effect in sincere in expression |
| verbose | using too many words; worldly long wide |
| voluble | talking great deal with ease |