SAT Unit 1 lesson 2 and 3 Vocab
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37 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 eloquent | (adj) well spoken |
| loquacious | (adj) very talkative |
| circumlocution | (n) evasive speech; talking around the subject |
| colloquial | (adj) conversational; using everyday language |
| grandiloquent | (adj) speaking in a pompous manner |
| elocution | (n) expressive delivery of public speech |
| garrulous | (adj) talkative |
| pontificate | (v) to speak pompously |
| verbose | (adj) wordy |
| verbatim | (adv) word for word |
| ineffable | (adj) unable to be expressed in words |
| tangential | (adj) only superficially relevant; off-topic |
| tout | (v) to promote or praise energetically |
| anecdote | (n) a short and often humorous story |
| discursive | (adj) straying from the topic |
| locu, loqu | talk |
| verb | word |
| circum | around |
| e-, ex- | out |
| judicious | (adj) showing sound judgement; prudent |
| adjudicate | (v) to hear and judge a case |
| astute | (adj) shrewd; keen |
| scrutinize | (v) to examine carefully |
| pragmatic | (adj) concerned with practical outcomes |
| perjure | (v) to lie under oath |
| prudent | (adj) using good judgement |
| jurisprudence | (n) the science or philosophy of law |
| jurisdiction | (n) the sphere of authority or control |
| adjure | (v) to command solemnly, as under oath |
| adjudge | (v) to determine based upon law |
| acumen | (n) keenness of judgement |
| inscrutable | (adj) beyond comprehension or examination |
| allegation | (n) a formal accusation |
| jud | judge |
| jur | oath, law |
| leg | law |
| scrut | to examine |
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