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circumlocution
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n. roundabout way of speaking
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colloquial
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adj. conversational; informal
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colloquy
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n. talking together; conference; conversation
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elocution
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n. art of speaking out or reading effectively inpublic
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eloquent
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adj. speaking with force and fluency; movingly expressive
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grandiloquent
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adj. using lofty or pompous words; bombastic
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interlocutor
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n. 1) questioner; 2) one who participates in a conversation
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loquacious
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adj. talkative; garrulous
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obloquy
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n. 1) speaking against; censure; reproach; 2) bad repute
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