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Brevity

Brevity to quell

TermDefinition
brevity briefness or conciseness in speech or writing
concise using few words in speaking and writing
laconic using few words in speech
pithy brief and full of meaning and substance;concise
quiescent quiet; still; inactive
reticent not talking much; reserved
succinct cleary and breifly stated
taciturn silent; sparing of words; close-mouthed
terse using only the words taht are needed to make the point; very concise
circumlocution speaking in circles; roundabout speech
colloquial pertaining to common everyday speech; conversational
diffuse spread out, not concise; wordy
digress to wander off from the subject or topic spoken about
eloquence artful ease with speaking; speech that can impact people's feelings
garrulous talkitive; loquacious
gradiloquent using big and fancy words when speaking for the purpose of impressing others
loquacious very talkitive; liking to talk; garrulous
prattle to speak on and on in a senseless and silly manner; to talk foolishly
rant to talk very loudly, even wildly
rhetorical relating to speech that is used to persuade or have some effect; insincere in expression
verbose using too many words; wordy; long winded
voluble talking a great deal with ease; glib
arrogant overbearing; proud; haughty
braggart one who boasts a great deal
complacent self-satisfied; smug
contemptuous lacking respect; scornful
disdainful full of bitter scorn and pride; aloof
egotistical excessively self-absorbed; very conceited
haughty having great pride in oneself and dislike for others
insolent boldly disrespectful in speech or behavior; rude
narcissist having to do with extreme self-adoration; person who feels superior to everyone
ostentatious having to do with showing off; pretentious
presumptuous too forward or bold; overstepping proper bounds
pretentious claiming or pretending increased importance; ostentatious; affectedly grand
supercilious looking down on others; proud and scornful
swagger to walk around in a proud, showy manner; to boast in a loud manner
banal dull or stale because of overuse; trite; hackneyed
cliche an idea or expression that has become stale due to overuse
derivative unoriginal; taken from something already existing
hackneyed made commonplace by overuse; trite
insipid lacking flavor or taste; unexciting
lackluster lacking vitality, energy, or brightness; boring
mundane commonplace; ordinary
platitude quality of being dull; an obvious remark uttered as if it were original
prosaic dull; commonplace
trite unoriginal and stale due to overuse
vapid lacking freshness and zest; flat; stale
allay to lessen fear; to calm; to relieve pain
alleviate to lessen pain or tension
ameliorate to make better; to lessen pain, difficulty, or tension
appease to make tranquil or quiet, especially by giving into demands; to pacify
assauge to alleviate; to lessen pain or conflict; pacify
conciliate to win a person over through special considerations or persuasive methods
mediate to act as a go-between in settling conflicts or disputes between people or opposing sides
mitigate to make or become less severe; to lessen pain or damage
mollify to pacify, smooth, or appease; to make less severe or violent
pacify to calm; to make peacful; to restore to a tranquil state
placate to make calm; to sooth
quell to pacify; to subdue; to quiet down
bombastic using language in a pompass or showy way
Ramble to talk on and on without clear direction
Created by: cardinal24ss
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