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TermDefinition
Acclamationapplause, approval, approbation, commendation
Clamoroutcry, roar, shout, brouhaha
declaimholdforth, spout, proclaim, orate
Forensicrhetorical, juristic, formal debate
forummeeting, meeting place, open discussionm
lingojargon, slang, vernacular, lexicon
lingua francapidgin, common language, diplomatgic language, creole
linguistpolyglot, student of language
circumlocutionindirectness, discursiveness, verbosity, prolixity, wordiness
colloquiumlecture group, seminar, round tables
locutionphrasing, verbalization, term phraseollogy
loquacioustalkative, chatty, gossipy
proverbialaximatic, repeated, well known
verbatimword for word, literal, precise
verbosewordy, prolix, redundent

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Creator mariaokeefe
Created January 22, 2009
Group Randolph class of '11
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  1. locution phrasing, verbalization, term phraseollogy - 64 misses
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  5. declaim holdforth, spout, proclaim, orate - 37 misses
  6. verbose wordy, prolix, redundent - 36 misses
  7. loquacious talkative, chatty, gossipy - 31 misses