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Vocab1,2,3Ms. Peters

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Brevity briefness or conciseness in speech or writing
Concise using few words in speaking and writing
Laconic using few words in speech
Pithy brief abd full of meaning and substance;concise
quiescent quiet; still; INACTIVE
reticent not talking much reserved
succinct clearly and briefly stated
taciturn silent; sparing of words; closed mouthed
terse using only the workd that are neede to make the pt. ;very concise
bombastic using language in a pompous, showy way; speaking to impress others
circumlocution speaking in circles
colloquial pertaining to common everyday speech
diffuse spread out, not concise
digress to wander off from the subject
eloquence artful ease with speaking
garrulous talkative
gradiloquent using big and fancy words to impress others
loquacious very talkative, liking to talk; garrulous
prattle to speak on and on in a senless way
ramble to talk on and on pointlessly
rant to talk very loudly; wildly
rhetorical relating to speech that is used to persuade or have some effect; incincere
verbose using too many words; wordy
voluble talking a great deal with ease
arrogant overbearing; proud; haughty
braggart one who boasts a great deal
complacent self-satisfied; smug
contemptuous lacking respect; scornful
disdainful full of bitter scorn and pride
egotistical very self absorbed
haughty having great pride in onesself and dislike for others
insolent boldly disrespectful in behavior or speech
narcissistic having to do with extreme self adoration and a feeling of superiority to everyone
ostentatious having to do with showing off; pretentious
presumptuous too forward or too bold, over stepping proper bounds
pretentious claiming or tretending increased importance
supercilious looking down on others; proud and scornful
swagger to walk with a pridful showy mannerism
Created by: Kelsey Evans
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