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10 Cards in this Set
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BREVITY
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BRIEFNESS OR CONCISENESS IN SPEECH OR WRITING
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CONCISE
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USING FEW WORDS IN SPEAKING AND WRITING
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LACONIC
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USING FEW WORDS IN SPEECH
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PITHY
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BRIEF AND FULL OF MEANING AND SUBSTANCE; CONCISE
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QUIESCENT
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QUIET, STILL, INACTIVE
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RETICENT
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NOT TALKING MUCH; RESERVED
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SUCCINCT
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CLEARLY AND BRIEFLY STATED
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TACITURN
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SILENT; SPARING OF WORDS; CLOSE-MOUTHED
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TERSE
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USING ONLY THE WORDS NEEDED TO MAKE A POINT;VERY CONCISE, SOMETIMES TO THE POINT OR RUDENESS
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BOMBASTIC
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USING LANGUAGE IN A POMPOUS, SHOWY WAY; SPEAKING TO IMPRESS OTHERS.
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