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SAT Vocab. 2
Mrs. Hahn English 1/RWS
Term | Definition |
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Circumlocution | A roundabout or indirect way of speaking. |
Colloquial | Characteristic of or appropriate to ordinary or familiar conversation rather than formal speech or writing. |
Diffuse | Characterized by great length or discursiveness in speech or writing. |
Digress | To deviate or wander away from the main topic or purpose in speaking or writing. |
Eloquence | The practice or art of using language with fluency or aptness. |
Garrolous | Excessively talkative in a rambling, roundabout manner. |
Grandiloquent | Speaking or expressed in a lofty style, often to the ppoint of being pompous or bombastic. |
Loquacious | Talking or tending to talk much or freely |
Prattle | Chatter, Babble. |
Rant | To speak or declaim extravagantly or violently. |
Rhetorical | Used for, belonging to , or concerned with mere style or effect. |
Verbose | Characterized by the use of many or to many words. |
Voluble | Characterized by a ready and continuous flow of words. |