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13 Cards in this Set
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circumlocation
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n. speaking in circles; roundabout speech
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colloquial
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adj. pertaining to common everyday speech; conversational
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diffuse
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adj. spread out; not consice; wordy
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digress
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v. to wander off from the subject or topic spoken about
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eloquence
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n. artful ease with speaking; speech that can impact people's feelings
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garrulous
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adj. talkative; loquacious
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grandiloquent
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adj. using big and fancy words when speaking for the purpose of impressing others
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loquacious
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adj. very talkative; liking to talk; garrulous
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prattle
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v. to speak on and on in a senseless and silly manner; to talk foolishly
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rant
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v. to talk very loundly, even wildly
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rhetorical
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adj. relating to speech that is used to persuade or have some effect; insincere in expression
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verbose
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adj. using too many words; wordy; long-winded
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voluble
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adj. talking a great deal with ease; glib
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