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31 Cards in this Set
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Bombastic
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marked by or given to bombast : POMPOUS, OVERBLOWN
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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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Colloquial
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of or relating to conversation : CONVERSATIONAL
used in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation |
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Diffuse
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being at once verbose and ill-organized
not concentrated or localized synonym WORDY |
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Digress
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: to turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument
synonym SWERVE |
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Discourse
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verbal interchange of ideas; especially : CONVERSATION
Formal and orderly and usually extended expression of thought on a subject |
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Eloquence
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discourse marked by force and persuasiveness
The quality of forceful or persuasive expressiveness |
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Garrulous
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Given to prosy, rambling, or tedious loquacity : pointlessly or annoyingly talkative
WORDY 1 <garrulous speeches> synonym TALKATIVE |
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Grandiloquent
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lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style
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Prattle
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to utter or make meaningless sounds suggestive of the chatter of children : BABBLE
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Ramble
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to move aimlessly from place to place
synonym see WANDER |
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Rant
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1. to talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner
2. to utter in a bombastic declamatory fashion |
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Rhetorical
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given to rhetoric : GRANDILOQUENT
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Verbose
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containing more words than necessary : WORDY
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Voluble
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characterized by ready or rapid speech : GLIB, FLUENT
Synonym: TALKATIVE |
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Drivel
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To talk stupidly and carelessly
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Suave
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smooth in texture, performance, or style, sophisticated.
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Chatter
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to utter rapid short sounds suggestive of language but inarticulate
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Mirthful
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gladness or gaiety as shown by or accompanied with laughter
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Rave
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1. to talk irrationally in or as if in delirium
2. speak out wildly 3. to talk with extreme enthusiasm |
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Veer
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change in course or direction
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Prune
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to reduce especially by eliminating superfluous matter
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Jovial
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being jolly. happy
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Uncanny
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suggesting superhuman or supernatural powers – extraordinary
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Inane
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lacking significance, meaning, or point.
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Kinesthetic
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sense mediated by receptors located in muscles.Related to motion.
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Audacious
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bold, adventurous,
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Delineate
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– in drawing, describe in details.
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Oration
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speech, Orator – speaker
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Leper
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Leprosy
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Jingoism
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Nationalist or Chauvinist
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