Hot Words For The Sat *for-Session 2*

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brevity

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briefness or conciseness in speech or writting

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concise

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using few words in speaking and writting

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laconic

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using few words in speech

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pithy

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brief and full of meaning and substance; concise

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quiescent

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quiet; still; inactive

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reticent

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not talking much; reserved

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succinct

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clearly and briefly stated;concise

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taciturn

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silent; sparing of words; close-mouthed

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terse

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using only the words that are needed to make the point; very concise sometimes to the point of rudeness

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bombastic

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using language in a pompous, showing way; speaking to impress others

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circumlocution

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speaking in circles; roundabout 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 of from the subject or topic spoken about

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eloquence

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artful ease with speaking; speech that can impact 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; liking to talk; garrulous

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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

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rhetorical

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relating to speech that is used to persuade or have some effect; insincere in expression

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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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arrogant

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overbearing; proud; haughty

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braggart

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one who boasts a great deal

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complacent

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self-satisfied; smug

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contemptuous

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lacking respect; scornful

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disdainful

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full of bitter scorn and pride; aloof

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egotistical

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excessively self-absorbed; very conceited

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haughty

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having great pride in oneself and dislike for others

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insolent

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boldly disrespectful in speech or behavior; rude

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narcissistic

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having to do with extreme self-adoration and a feeling of superiority to everyone

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ostentatious

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having to do with showing off; pretentious

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presumptuous

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too forward or bold; overstepping proper bounds

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pretentious

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claiming or pretending increased importance; ostentatious; affectedly grand

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supercilious

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looking down on everyone; proud and scornful

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swagger

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to walk around in a proud, showy manner; to boast in a loud manner

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banal

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dull or stale because of overuse;trite; hackneyed

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cliche`

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an idea or expression that has become stale due to overuse

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derivative

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unoriginal;taken from something already existing

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hackneyed

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made commonplace by overuse; trite

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insipid

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lacking flavor or taste; unexciting

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lackluster

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lacking vitality, energy, or brightness; boring

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mundane

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commonplace; ordinary

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platitude

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quality of being dull; and obvious remark uttered as if it were original

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prosaic

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dull; commonplace

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trite

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unoriginal and stale due to overuse

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vapid

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lacking freshness and zest; flat; stale

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allay

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to lessen fear; to calm to relieve pain

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alleviate

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to lessen pain or tension

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ameliorate

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to make better; to lessen pain, difficulty, or tension

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appease

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to make tranquil or quiet, especially by giving into demands; to pacify

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assuage

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to alleviate; to lessen pain or conflict; pacify

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conciliate

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to win a person over through special considerations or persuasive methods

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mediate

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to act as a go-between in settling conflicts or disputes b/w people

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mitigate

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to make or become less severe; to lessen pain or damage

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mollify

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to pacify, soothe, or appease; to make less severe or violent

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pacify

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to calm;to make peaceful; to restore to a tranquil state

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placate

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to make calm; to soothe

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quell

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to pacify; to subdue; to quiet down