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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 brevity | briefness or conciseness in speech and writing (ngắn gọn) |
| concise | using few words in speaking or writing (súc tích) |
| laconic | using few words in speech (vắn tắc) |
| pithy | brief and full of meaning and substance; concise (súc tích) |
| quiescent | quiet; still; inactive (tĩnh lặng) |
| reticent | not talking much; reserved (kín đáo) |
| succinct | clearly and briefly stated; concise ( gọn gàng) |
| taciturn | silent; sparing of words; close-mouthed (ít nói) |
| terse | using only the words that are needed to make the point; very concise; sometimes to the point of rudeness (ngắn gọn) |
| bombastic | using language in a pompous, showy way; speaking to impress others (khoa trương) |
| circumlocution | speaking in circles; roundabout seech (lời nói quanh co) |
| colloquial | pertaining to common everyday speech; conversational (thông tục) |
| diffuse | spread out; not concise; wordy (khuếch tán) |
| digress | to wander off from the subject or topic spoken about (lạc đề) |
| eloquence | artful ease with speaking; speech that can influence people'ss feelings (tài hùng biện) |
| garrulous | talkative; loqucious (già chuyện) |
| grandiloquent | using big and fancy words when speaking for the purpose of impressing others (hay khoa trương) |
| loquacious | very talkative; liking to talk; garrulous (lắm lời) |
| prattle | to speak on and on in a senseless and silly anner; to talk foolishly (nói bập bẹ) |
| ramble | to talk on and on pointlessly, without clear direction (dông) |
| rant | to talk very loudly, even wildly; rave |
| rhetorical | relating to speech that is used to persuade or have some effect; insincere in expression (hùng biện) |
| verbose | using too many words; wordy; long winded |
| volubal | talking a great deal with ease; glib (ăn nói mau lẹ) |
| arrogant | overbearing; proud; haughty (kiêu ngạo) |
| braggart | one who boasts a great deal (hay khoe khoang) |
| complacent | self-satisfied; smug (tự mãn) |
| contemptuous | lacking respect; scornful (khinh bỉ) |
| disdainful | full of bitter scorn and pride; aloof (khinh người) |
| egotistical | having great pride in oneself and dislike for others (tự cao tự đại) |
| insolent | boldly disrespectful in speech or behavior; rude (kiêu căng) |
| narcisstic | having to do with extreme self-adoration and a feeling of superiority to everyone (tự yêu mình) |
| ostentatious | having to do with showing off; pretentious (phô trương) |
| presumptuous | too forward or bold; overstepping proper bounds (kiêu ngạo) |
| pretentious | claiming or pretending increased importance; ostenatious; affectedly grand (khoe khoang) |
| supercilious | looking down on others; proud and scornful (kiêu) |
| swagger | to walk around in a proud, showy manner; to boast in a loud manner (đi vênh vang) |
| banal | dull or stale beacuse of overuse; trite; hackneyed (tầm thường) |
| cliche | an idea or expression that has become stale due to overuse (cliche) |
| derivative | unoriginal; taken from something already existing (phái sinh) |
| hackneyed | made commonplace by overuse; trite (nhàm) |
| hack | one who copies or imitates the work of others |
| insipid | lacking flavor or taste; unexciting (tẻ nhạt) |
| lackluster | lacking vitality, energy, or brightness; boring (mờ nhạt) |
| mundane | commonplace; ordinary (nhàm chán) |
| platitude | quality of being full; an obvious remark uttered as if it were original (vô vị) |
| prosaic | dull; commonplace (tầm thường) |
| trite | unoriginal and stale due to overuse (nhàm chán) |
| vapid | lacking freshness and zest; flat; stale (vô vị) |
| allay | to lessen fear; to calm; to relieve pain (xoa dịu) |
| alleviate | to lessen pain or discomfort (làm giảm bớt) |
| amerliorate | to make better; to lessen pain, difficulty, or tension (cải thiện) |
| appease | to make tranquil or quiet, especially by giving into another's demands; to pacify (xoa dịu) |
| assuage | to alleviate; to lessen pain or conflict; pacify (làm dịu) |
| conciliate | to win a person over through special considerations or persuasive methods; reconcile (hòa giải) |
| mediate | to act as a go-between in settling conflicts or disputes between people or opposing sides (trung gian) |
| mitigate | to make or become less severe; to lessen pain or damage (giảm nhẹ) |
| mollify | to pacify, soothe, or appease; to make less severe or violent (xoa dịu) |
| pacify | to calm; to make peaceful; to restore to a tranquil state (làm yên lòng) |
| placate | to make calm; to soothe (xoa dịu) |
| quell | to pacify; to subdue; to quiet down (dập tắt) |
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