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THE RUNAWAY MOUTH
Words relating to speaking
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| bombastic (adj) | using language in a pompous, showy way; speaking to impress other |
| circumlocution (n) | speaking in circles; roundabout speech |
| colloquial (adj) | pertaining to common everyday speech; conversational |
| diffuse (adj) | spread out, not concise; wordy |
| digress (v) | to wander off form the subject or topic spoken about |
| eloquence (n) | artful ease with speaking; speech that can influence people's feeling |
| garrulous (adj) | talkative, loquacious |
| grandiloquent (adj) | using big and fancy words when speaking for the purpose of impressing others |
| loquacious (adj) | very talkative; liking to talk; garrulous |
| prattle (v) | to speak on and on in a senseless and silly manner; to talk foolishly |
| ramble (v) | to talk on and on pointlessly, without clear direction |
| rant (v) | to talk very loudly, even wildly, rave |
| rhetorical (adj) | relating to speech that is used to persuade or have some effect; insincere in expression |
| verbose (adj) | using too many words; wordy; long-winded |
| voluble (adj) | talking a great deal with ease, glib |
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