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15 Cards in this Set
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bombastic
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using language in a pompous, showy way
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circumlocution
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speaking in circles; round-about speech
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colloquial
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pertaining to common everyday speech; conversational
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diffuse
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spread out, not concise; wordy
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digress
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to wander off from the subject or topic
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eloquence
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artful ease with speaking; speech that can influence people's feelings
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garrulous
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talkative; loquacious
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grandiloquent
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using big and fancy words when speaking for the purpose of impressing others
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loquacious
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very talkative
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prattle
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to speak on and on in a senseless and silly manner
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ramble
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to talk on and on pointlessly, without clear direction
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rant
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to talk very loudly, even wildly; rave
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rhetorical
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relating to speech that is used to persuade or have some effect; insincere in expression. asked in order to produce an effect or to make a statement rather than to elicit information. Not looking for an answer
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verbose
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using too many words; wordy; long-winded
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voluble
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talking a great deal with ease; glib
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