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25 Cards in this Set
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eloquent
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marked by forceful and fluent expression
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laconic
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concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious
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preamble
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an introductory statement
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somnolent
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inclined to sleep
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taciturn
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temperamentally disinclined to talk
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colloquial
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of or relating to conversation
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garrulous
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given to prosy, rambling, or tedious loquacity : pointlessly or annoyingly talkative
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verbose
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containing more words than necessary
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soporific
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causing or tending to cause sleep
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banal
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lacking originality, freshness, or novelty
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laconia
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geographical name
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verbiage
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manner of expressing oneself in words
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reticent
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inclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech
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inarticulate
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incapable of giving coherent, clear, or effective expression to one's ideas or feelings
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magnum opus
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the greatest achievement of an artist or writer
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cogent
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having power to compel or constrain
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evolve
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evolve social, political, and literary philosophies --
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avuncular
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of or relating to an uncle
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vociferous
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marked by or given to vehement insistent outcry
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soliloquy
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the act of talking to oneself
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tacit
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expressed or carried on without words or speech
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ventriloquism
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the production of the voice in such a way that the sound seems to come from a source other than the vocal organs of the speaker
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loquacious
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given to fluent or excessive talk
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circumlocution
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the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea
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voluble
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characterized by ready or rapid speech
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