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13 Cards in this Set
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eloquent |
well spoken pos: adj syn: fluent ant: inarticulate sent: |
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loquacious |
very talkative pos: adj syn: garrulous ant: tacturn sent: |
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circumlocution |
evasive speech; talking around the subject pos: noun syn: evasion ant: directness sent: |
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colloquial |
conversational; using everyday language pos: adj syn: dialectical ant: formal sent: |
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grandiloquent |
speaking in a pompous manner manner pos: adj syn: pontifical ant: plain sent: |
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elocution |
expressive delivery of public speech pos: noun syn: eloquence ant: inarticulate sent: |
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garrulous |
talkative pos: adj syn: loquacious ant: reserved sent: |
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pontificate |
to speak pompously pos: verb syn: declaim ant: sent: |
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verbose |
wordy pos: adj syn: discursive ant: sent: |
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verbatim |
word for word pos: adv syn: ant: sent: |
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soliloquy |
a speech to one's self pos: noun syn: ant: sent: |
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anecdote |
a short and often humorous story pos: noun syn: ant: sent: |
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discursive |
straying away from the topic pos: adj syn: digressive ant: sent: |
