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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
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