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11 Cards in this Set
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laconic
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descibing something that uses few words
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taciturn
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silent, reserved in speech
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lapidary
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jew-like frasing, precision of wording usually to describe writing
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pithy
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brief and forceful, meaningful
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succinct
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describes concise speaking or writing, few words
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terse
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brief, to the point
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garrulous
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talking a great deal, talking too much, on and on
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prattling
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chattering meaninglessly
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glib
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words coming easily, never a compliment, insincere
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prolix
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wordiness manner, too many words, too many phrases
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maundering
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keep talking about something when you could have won praise for being more concise
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