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39 Cards in this Set
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Taciturn |
Unwilling to engage in conversation |
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Laconic |
Using few words packed with meaning |
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Inarticulate |
Spluttering unitelligbly |
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Garrulous |
Chattering meaninglessly |
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Banal |
Unoriginal |
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Verbose |
Wordy |
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Voluble |
Fluent and rapid |
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Cogent |
Persuasive |
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Vociferous |
Noisy |
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Tacitness |
State of being understood though not actually expressed |
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Reticence |
Unwillingness to talk out of fear or shyness |
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Soliloquy |
Taking to oneself |
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Ventriloquism |
Art of throwing one's voice |
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Colloquialism |
Informal expression used in everyday conversation |
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Circumlocution |
Taking indirectly |
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Eloquence |
Great, artistic expressiveness |
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Magniloquence |
Elegance in speech |
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Magnum opus |
Masterpiece |
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Magnate |
Important person |
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Cogency |
Persuasiveness through logic |
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Verbatim |
Word for word |
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Grandiloquent |
Using elegant phraseology |
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Magnanimous |
Generous |
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Ventral |
Referring to belly side |
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Dorsal |
Referring to back side |
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Somniferous |
Sleep inducing |
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Insomnious |
Unable to fall asleep |
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Somnolent |
Drowsy |
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Somnambulistic |
Pertaining to sleepwalking |
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Ambulatory |
Able to walk after bedridden |
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Articulate |
Vocal |
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Ventricular, auricular |
Pertaining to one of the chambers of heart |
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Avuncular |
Like an uncle |
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Endorsement |
Support |
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Perambulator |
Baby carriage |
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Preamble |
Introduction |
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Soporific |
Sleeping pill |
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Perambulate |
Walk around |
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Amble |
Walk aimlessly |