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What is taciturn?
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inclined to silence; reserved in speech; reluctant to join in conversation.
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What is does taciturnity?
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the state or quality of being reserved or reticent in conversation. the noun form of taciturn
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taceo
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to be silent
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tacit
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understood without being openly expressed; implied:
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tacitly
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in a tacit manner; by unexpressed agreement; "they are tacitly expected to work 10 hours a day" adverb form of tacit
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tacitness
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understood without being openly expressed; implied: noun form of tacit
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-ness
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noun ending
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re-
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again
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-ent
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adjective ending
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reticent
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disposed to be silent or not to speak freely; reserved
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reticence
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The state or quality of being reticent; reserve. noun ending of reticence
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loquacious
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very talkative
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loquacity
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the state of being loquacious; talkativeness; garrulity noun form of loquacious
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loquaciousness
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the state of being loquacious; talkativeness; garrulity noun form of loquacious
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loquor
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to speak
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soliloquy
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an utterance or discourse by a person who is talking to himself or herself or is disregardful of or oblivious to any hearers present
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solus
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alone
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soliloquist
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a person who says a speech to oneself
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soliloquize
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to utter a soliloquy; talk to oneself. verb form of soliloquy
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ventriloquist
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a performer who projects his voice into a wooden dummy
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venter, ventris
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belly
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ventriloquism
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the art or practice of speaking, with little or no lip movement, in such a manner that the voice does not appear to come from the speaker but from another source, as from a wooden dummy. a practice practiced by ventriloquists
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ventriloquistic
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describing the art of projecting a voice into a wooden dummy, the adjective form of ventriloquist
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ventriloquize
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to project your voice into a wooden dummy verb form of ventriloquist
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colloquial
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characteristic of or appropriate to ordinary or familiar conversation rather than formal speech or writing; informal
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con-
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prefix meaning with
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colloquialism
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a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech a noun form of colloquial
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circmlocution
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a roundabout or indirect way of speaking; the use of more words than necessary to express an idea.
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circum-
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around
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circumlocutory
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roundabout and unnecessarily wordy; adjective form of circumlocution
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-ory
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adjective suffix
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soliloquize
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to utter a soliloquy; talk to oneself. verb form of soliloquy
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ventriloquist
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a performer who projects his voice into a wooden dummy
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venter, ventris
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belly
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ventriloquism
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the art or practice of speaking, with little or no lip movement, in such a manner that the voice does not appear to come from the speaker but from another source, as from a wooden dummy. a practice practiced by ventriloquists
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ventriloquistic
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describing the art of projecting a voice into a wooden dummy, the adjective form of ventriloquist
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ventriloquize
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to project your voice into a wooden dummy verb form of ventriloquist
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colloquial
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characteristic of or appropriate to ordinary or familiar conversation rather than formal speech or writing; informal
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con-
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prefix meaning with
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colloquialism
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a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech a noun form of colloquial
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circmlocution
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a roundabout or indirect way of speaking; the use of more words than necessary to express an idea.
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circum-
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around
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circumlocutory
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roundabout and unnecessarily wordy; adjective form of circumlocution
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-ory
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adjective suffix
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