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15 Cards in this Set
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bombastic
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using flowerly language to impress others
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circumlocution
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speaking in circles (mary wollstonecraft)
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colloquial
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slang, relating to everyday speech
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diffuse
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to spread out, wordy
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digress
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to wander away from subject
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eloquence
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artful ease of speaking
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garrulous
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talkative
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grandiloquent
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using big fancy words to impress others
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loquacious
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talkative
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prattle
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to speak foolishly
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ramble
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to talk on and on pointlessly
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rant
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to talk very loudly, rave
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rhetorical
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relating to persuasive speech
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verbose
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using too many words
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voluble
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to speak a lot very easily
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