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Talkative & Not Talkative- Word families- AP Lang
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garrulous
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given to much talking, tediously chatty
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Terms in this set (15)
garrulous
given to much talking, tediously chatty
glib
ready and fluent in speech; thoughtless, insincere
loquacious
talkative, wordy; fond of talking
raconteur
witty, skillful storyteller
verbose
using more words than are needed; wordy
voluble
(adj.) characterized by a ready flow of words; glib, fluent
concise
(adj.) expressing much in a few words
curt
(adj.) short, rudely brief
laconic
using very few words
pithy
(adj.) short but full of meaning and point
reticent
inclined to keep silent; reserved
succinct
briefly and clearly expressed
taciturn
(adj.) habitually silent or quiet, inclined to talk very little
effusive
overflowing with words or feelings; gushing
buttoned-up
not inclined to conversation; British colloquialism
