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eloquent (adj)
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well spoken
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Loqu, e She spoke to us very eloquently about her bussiness. |
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loquacious (adj)
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very talkative
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Loqu Sarah's mom was very loquacious and revealing. |
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circumlocution (n)
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evasive speech; talking around the subject
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circum, loqu The conversation over Will's bad grade was circumlocuted. |
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colloquial (adj)
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conversational; using everyday language
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loqu My favorite teacher used colloquial langage, which is very understandable. |
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grandiloquent (adj)
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speaking in a pompous manner
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loqu The student spoke with grandiloquent words in order to impress the teacher. |
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elocution (n)
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expressive delivery of public speech
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loqu, e The professer spoke with great elocution. |
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garrulous (adj)
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talkative
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The clique of girls in my Chemistry class were very garrulous during lectures. |
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pontificate (v)
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to speak pompously
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The high priest spoke very pontificatedly about some man's sins. |
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verbose (adj)
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wordy
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Verb My essays are very verbose. |
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verbatim (adv)
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word for word
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Verb The student's paper was a verbatimly simular to a popular website quote. |
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soliloquy (n)
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a speech to one's self
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loqu Romeo had many soliloquies in which he profesed his love towards Juliet. |
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anecdote (n)
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a short and often humerous story
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The anecdote explainingn the peanut's cartoon yesterday was rather comical. |
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discursive (adj)
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straying from the topic
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The frazeled student spoke very discursively about his homework. |
