2: Speaking Flashcards
Circumlocution
(N) speaking in circles; roundabout speech
Bombastic
(ADJ) using language in a pompous, showy way; speaking to impress others
Colloquial
(ADJ) pertaining to common everyday speech; conversational
Diffuse
(ADJ) wordy; spread out; not concise
Digress
(V) to wander off from the subject or topic spoken about
Eloquence
(N) artful ease with speaking; speech that can influence people’s feelings
Garrulous
(ADJ) talkative; loquacious
Grandiloquent
(ADJ) using big and fancy words when speaking for the purpose of impressing others
Loquacious
(ADJ) very talkative; garrulous
Prattle
(V) to speak on and on in a senseless and silly manner
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; long-winded
Voluble
(ADJ) talking a great deal with ease; glib
