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Circumlocution-N
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The use of roundabout expressions or wordy and indirect language
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Discourse-N
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Verbal expression in the form of speech or writing
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euphemism-N
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The act of the substitution of an inoffensive term for one that is considered offensive.
For example: The boys are high spirted instead of saying thay ware rowdy |
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Falter- Int. Verb
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To speak hersitantly; Stammer
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Literate-Adj
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Able to read and write
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Prattly- Adj
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To babble to to take idly or meaninglessly
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Raconteur-N
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A person who tells stories and anecdotes with skill and wit
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Reiterate- T. verb
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To repeat, to say over and over again
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Utterance-N
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To act of expressing vocally
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Verbose-Adj
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Using or containing an excessive number of words
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