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25 Cards in this Set
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bombastic
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using high-sounding language, pompous
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chatterbox
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a person who talks incessantly
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declaim
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to speak in a dramatic, pompous way
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diatribe
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a lengthy bitter, abusive criticism
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discursive
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rambling, wandering from one topic to another
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garrulous
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talking too much
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glib
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speaking in a smooth, easy manner
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grandiloquent
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using pompous, bombastic words
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harangue
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a loud, noisy, or scolding speech; a tirade
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hector
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to bully or browbeat
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inaudible
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not loud enough to be heard
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laconic
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using few words, terse
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loquacious
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very talkative
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mellifluous
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sounding sweet and smooth, honeyed
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pithy
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concise, terse and full of meaning
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pontificate
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to speak in a pompous or dogmatic way
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prolix
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wordy, long-winded
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rail
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to speak bitterly, to complain against
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stentorian
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very loud
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succinct
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clearly and briefly stated; terse
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taciturn
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not liking to talk, almost always silent
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terse
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brief, concise, succint, free of superfluous words
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verbose
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wordy, long-winded
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vociferous
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loud, noisy, vehement
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voluble
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talkative
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