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9 Cards in this Set
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Circumlocution
noun |
The use of roundabout expresssions or wordy and indirect language.
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Discourse
noun |
Verbal expression in the form of speech or writing.
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Euphemism
noun |
The act of the subtitution of an inoffensive term for one that is considered offensive.For example, the boys are high spirited instead of of saying they were rowdy.
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Falter
Int. verb |
To speak hesitantly; stammer
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Literate
Adj. |
Able to read and write
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Prattle
Adj. |
To babble to talk idly or meaninglessyly
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Raconteur
noun |
A person who tells stories and anecdotes with skills and wit.
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Reiterate
t. verb |
To repeat, to say over and over again
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Utterance
noun |
The act of expressing vocally.
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