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Audible
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adj: Able to be heard.
Ex: Dog whistles are too high-pitched to be audible to human ears. |
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Coherence
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noun: The quality of being logical, orderly, and clearly connected.
Ex: Becuase Josis's presentation lacked coherence, the audience didn't understand her main points. |
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Digress
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verb: To stray from the main subject when writing or speaking.
Ex: The sportscaster digressed from calling the game and started to talk about the high cost of tickets. |
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Eloquent
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adj: Persuasive and powerful in speaking or writing.
Ex: The United Nations speaker made an eloquent plea for peace. |
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Garble
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verb: To mix up or confuse so as to make unclear.
Ex: He garbled his words every time he tried to talk to girls. |
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Inpromptu
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adj: Without preparation or rehearsal.
Ex: At the awards ceremony, the crowd urged the singer to give an impromptu performance. |
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Orator
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noun: A skilled public speaker.
Ex: Stephen Douglas was the great orator who debated Abraham Lincoln in an 1858 U.S Senate race. |
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Proclaim
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a. verb: To announce publicly and officialy.
Ex: "We have a winner!" proclaimed the referee as he held up Jeremy's arm. b. To make clear or plain Ex: She proclaimed her allegiance to the team by wearing green and gold to the game. |
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Reiterate
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verb: To say or to do again or repeatedly.
Ex: The teacher reiterated directions for the assignment to make sure that every student understood what to do. |
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Terse
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adj: Brief and to the point.
Ex: "No" was the spokeman's terse for the reporter's long question. |
