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Lesson 2 speaking
Honors english flashcards
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| speaking in circles; roundabout speech | circumlocation |
| pertaining to common everyday speech; conversational | colloquial |
| spread out, not concise; wordy | diffuse |
| to wander off from the subject or topic spoken about | digress |
| artful ease with speaking; speech that can impact people's feelings | eloquence |
| talkative; loquacious | garrulous |
| using big and fancy words when speaking for the purpose of impressing | grandiloquent |
| very talkative; liking to talk; garrulous | loquacious |
| to speak on and on in a senseless and silly manner; to talk foolishly | prattle |
| to talk very loudly, even wildly | rant |
| relating to speech that is used to persuadeor have some effect; insincere | rhetorical |
| using too many words; wordy; long-winded | verbose |
| talking a great deal with ease; glib | voluble |
| using language in a pompous, showy way; speaking to impress others | bombastic |