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Ms.Hahn RWS

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circumlocution   a round about or indirect way of speaking the use of more words than necessary to express an idea  
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colloquial   characteristic of or appropriate to ordinary or familiar conversation rather than formal speech or writing informal involving or using conversation  
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diffuse   to pour out and spread as a fluid to spread or scatter widely or thinly disseminate characterized by great length or discursiveness in speech or writing widely spread or scattered dispersed  
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digress   to deviate or wander away from the main topic or purpose in or writing depart from the principle line of argument plot study to turn aside  
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eloquence   the practice or art of using language with fluency and aptness language or discourse  
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garrulous   excessively talkative in a rambling round about manner especially about trivial matters wordy or diffuse prating babbling verbose prolix reticent uncommunicative taciturn close mouthed  
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grandiloquent   speaking or expressed in a lofty style often to the point of being pompous or bombastic speaking with too much dignity or self importance  
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loquacious   talking or tending to talk much or freely talkative chattering babbling garrulous characterized by excessive talk wordy  
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prattle   to talk in a foolish or simple-minded way chatter babel to utter by chattering or babbling the act of patting chatter babble  
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rant   to speak or decline extravagant or violently talk in a wild or vehement way rave to utter or declaim in a ranting manner ranting extravagant or violent declamation a ranting utterance.  
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rhetorical   used for belonging to or concerned with mere style or effect marked by or tending to use exaggerated language or bombast or relating to or concerned with rhetoric or the effective use of language.  
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verbose   characterized by the use of many or too many words, wordy using or expressed in more words than are needed  
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volute   a spiral or twisted formation or object a spiral stroll characteristics of ionic capitals and also Corinthian and composite capitals a deep water marine mollusk with a thick spiral shell that is colorful and prized by collectors.  
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