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Matthews Vocab #2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Bombastic | Using language in a pompous, showy way; speaking to impress others |
| Circumlocution | Speaking in circles; round-a-bout speech |
| Colloquial | Pertaining to everyday speech; conversations |
| Diffuse | Spread out, not concise, wordy |
| Digress | To wander off topic |
| Eloquence | Natural ease with speech; persuasive |
| Garrulous | Talkative |
| Grandiloquent | Using fancy words to impress others |
| Loquacious | Talkative; liking to talk |
| Prattle | To speak on and on in a senseless and silly way |
| Ramble | To talk on and on pointlessly with out clear direction |
| Rant | To talk very loudly, even wildly |
| Rhetorical | Relating to speech that is used to persuade or have some effect |
| Verbose | Wordy, long-winded, uses too many words |
| Voluble | Talking a great deal with ease |