Hot Words for the SAT 3rd Edition Lesson 2 - THE RUNAWAY MOUTH Words Relating to Speaking
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 bombastic | adj. using language in a pompous, showy way; speaking to impress others |
| circumlocution | n. speaking in circles; roundabout speech |
| colloquial | adj. pertaining to common everyday speech; conversational |
| diffuse | adj. spread out, not concise; words |
| digress | vb. to wander off from the subject or topic spoken about |
| eloquence | n. artful ease with speaking; speech that can influence people's feelings |
| garrulous | adj. talkative; loquacious |
| grandiloquent | adj. using big and fancy words when speaking for the purpose of impressing others |
| loquacious | adj. very talkative; liking to talk; garrulous |
| prattle | vb. to speak on and on in a senseless and silly manner; to talk foolishly |
| ramble | vb. to talk on and on pointlessly, without clear direction |
| rant | vb. to talk very loudly, even wildly; rave |
| rhetorical | adj. relating to speech that is used to persuade or have some effect; insincere in expression |
| verbose | adj. using too many words; wordy; long-winded |
| voluble | adj. talking a great deal with ease; glib |
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