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Lesson 2- The Runaway Mouth
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| bombastic | adj. using language in a pompous, showy way; speaking to impress others Luke's speech was so bombastic; was he speaking to communicate or simply to show off? |
| circumlocution | n. speaking in circles; roundabout speech To avoid hurting anyone's feelings, Hank resorted to circumlocution. |
| colloquial | adj. pertaining to common everyday speech; conversational Sometimes a colloquial word becomes standard in English usage. |
| diffuse | adj. spread out, not concise; wordy A diffuse argument won't convince the class to vote for me. |
| digress | vb. to wander off from the subject or topic spoken about We don't have time to digress from the main issue right now. |
| eloquence | n. artful ease with speaking; speech that can influence people's feelings Even the most eloquent graduation speeches are quickly forgotten. |
| garrulous | adj. talkative; loquacious Garrulous gatherings of students are unwelcome in a library that values silence. |
| grandiloquent | adj. using big and fancy words when speaking for the purpose of impressing others Mickey used grandiloquent language to conceal his ignorance of the subject. |
| loquacious | adj. very talkative; liking to talk; garrulous The loquacious audience grew quiet when the movie started. |
| prattle | vb. to speak on and on in a senseless and silly matter; to talk foolishly After twenty straight hours in the car, their intelligent conversation turned into prattle. |
| ramble | vb. to talk on and on pointlessly, without clear direction The teacher rambled endlessly about various unrelated topics. |
| rant | vb. to talk very loudly, even wildly; rave Upset by plummeting sales, the boss stormed into the office and ranted at her sales staff, "We're on the verge of bankruptcy." |
| rhetorical | adj. relating to speech that is used to persuade or have some effect; insincere in expression The speech of politicians is often thick with rhetoric. The attorney's forceful rhetoric convinced the jury to acquit the defendant. |
| verbose | adj. using too many words; wordy; long-winded The teacher asked Brenda to cut her verbose speech from 40 to 15 minutes. |
| voluble | adj. talking a great deal with ease; glib Victor is such a voluble speaker that it takes him a half hour to answer a simple question. |
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