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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| TACEO(LATIN VERB) | to be silent |
| TACITURN | silent;reticient;reserved;secretive;indicates the permanent, habitual, & temperamental disinclination to talk |
| TACIT | unspoken, unsaid, not verbalized |
| RETICIENT | who prefers to keep silent |
| LOQUOR(LATIN) | to speak |
| LOQUACIOUS | one who loves to talk |
| SOLILOQUY(SOLUS = alone) | speech when alone |
| VENTRILOQUIST(VENTER/VENTRIS = belly) | one who speaks from belly; can throw his voice; listener thinks sound is coming from some source other than person speaking |
| COLLOQUIAL(CON- = with/ together) | speak together; suitable for informal conversation |
| CIRCUMLOCATION(CIRCUM- = around) | talking around |
| CIRCUMLOCATORY | any way of expressing an idea that is round about or indrect |
| LACONIC | pithy; concise; economic in use of words; almost to the point of curtness; saying little meaning much |
| COGO(LATIN VERB) | to drive together; compel force |
| COGENT | cogent argument compels acceptance bcoz. of its logic, persuasiveness, and appeal to one's sense of reason |
| ELOQUENT(LIQUOR+E- = out) | one who speaks out, is vividly expressive, fluent, forceful or persuasive in language |
| MAGNILOQUENT(MAGNU = large) | uses high flown, grandiose, even pompous language; large and impressive words; flowery or overlegant phraseology; talking big |
| GRANDILOQUENT(GRANDIS = large) | same as magniloquent |
| VERBOSE(VERBOM = word) | you smoother ur ideas with excess words |
| VOLUBLE(VOLBO/ VOLUTIS = to roll) | speak rapidly,fluently; |
| GARRULOUS(GARRIO = to chatter) | talk constantly,and usually aimlessly and meaninglessly |
| MAGNATE(MAGNUS = large) | a person of great power or influence |
| MAGNUM | a lrage bottle, generally twice as big as the standard bottle |
| MAGNUM OPUS(OPUS = work) | a big work; the greatest work; masterpiece |
| OPERA | (from plural of opus) many musical works |
| VERBATIM(VERBUM = word) | word- for- word( ' a verbatim report') |
| VERBIAGE | an excess of words('such verbiage') ; style or manner of using words('medical verbiage') |
| VENTRAL(VENTER/ VENTRIS = belly) | refering to belly; front; |
| VENTRICLE | a hollow organ or cavity, or, logically enough belly, as one of the two chambers of heart |
| VENTRICULAR | having a belly like bulge |
| AURICLE(AURIS = ear) | ear shaped; recieves blood from viens and sends to ventricle |
| AVUNCULUS(LATIN) | uncle on the mother's side |
| DORSAL(DORSUM = back) SIDE | a back side |
| ENDORSE | back it; approve or support |
| SOMNIFEROUS(FERO + SOMNUS = sleep) | carrying, bearing or bringing sleep |
| INSOMNIA | inability to fall asleep |
| SOMNOLENT | sleepy or drowsy |
| SOMNAMBULISM(AMBULO = to walk) | walking in one's sleep |
| AMBULATORY PATIENT | finally well enough to walk around |
| PERAMBULATOR( PER = through) | baby carriage; often shortened to PRAM |
| PERAMBULATE | to walk through; to stroll around |
| AMBLE | to walk aimlessly |
| PREAMBLE | something that walks before; hence an introduction or introductory statement |
| SPORIFIC( SOPAR = sleep) | sleeping pill |
| INARTICULATE( IN + ARTICULUS = a joint) | one who has trouble joining words together |
| MARTINENT | a strict, inhuman disciplinarian |
| SYCOPHANT( SYKON = fig + PHANIEN = to show) | (fig- shower) cultivates friends that can do him good financially |
| DIAPHANOUS( DIA = through + PHANIEN) | a material which is so delicate or fine in texture that anything behind it will show through |
| DILETTANTE( DILETTARE = delight) | engages in painting, writing, etc. purely for amusement |
| TYRO | inexperienced beginner in some art |
| VIRTUOSO | who has developed consummate skill in an artistic field, generally allied to music |
| LIBRETTO | the story or book of an opera |
| CONCERTO | a form of musical composition |
| VIRAGO ( VIR = man) | a shrewish, loud-mouthed female; masculine in personality |
| TERMAGANT/ HARRIDAN | same uncomplimentary meaning as virago |
| CHAUVINIST | exagerated and balatant patriot |
| PATER/ PATRIS (LATIN) | father |
| PATRIMONY | an inheritance from one's father |
| JUNO MONETA( gives the word money, - mony) | roman goddess guarded the temples of finance |
| PATRONYMIC( ONYMA = name) | a name formed on father's name |
| SYNONYMN( syn + onyma) | with, together + name |
| ANTONYM( ANTI + ONYMA) | against + name |
| HOMONYM( HOMO=same + ONYMA ) | a word that sounds like another but has different meaning |
| HOMOPHONE | more accurate word for homonym |
| PATERNITY | fatherhood |
| PATRIARCH( PATER/ PATRIS + ARCHEIN = to rule) | an old man in a ruling, fatherlike position |
| PATRICIDE( CAEDO = to kill) | the killing of one's father |
| MATRIARCH( ARCHEIN = to rule) | mother ruler |
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