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15 Cards in this Set
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Bombastic |
Using language in a pompous way, speaking to impress others |
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Circumlocution |
N. Speaking in circles |
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Colloquial |
Adj. pertaining to common everyday speech |
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Diffuse |
To spread out |
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Digress |
V. To wander off from subject one topic spoken about |
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Eloquence |
N. Artful ease with speaking |
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Garrulous |
Adj. talkative |
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Grandiloquent |
Adj. using big and fancy words when speaking to impress people |
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Loquacious |
Adj. very talkative; liking to talk |
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Prattle |
V. To speak on and on in a senseless manner |
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Ramble |
V. To talk on and on pointlessly without clear direction |
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Rant |
To talk very loudly even wildly |
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Rhetorical |
Adj. relating to speech that is used to persuade or have effect |
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Verbose |
Adj. using too many words |
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Voluble |
Adj. talking a great deal with ease |
