Chapter 6 Flashcards

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Laconic

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adjective it’s more often used for those who say little. ( Jeeb ko lakwa maar gaya.)

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Taciturn

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even more grudging conversational style (baat hi nahi karni toh turn hi maar liya samne se beech baat mein )

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Lapidary

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The adjective characterizes precision of wording. It
more often applies to writing than to speaking ( Lap—–lap mein kitab hoti hai—–novels mein achi precion hoti hai writing mein)

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Pithy

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This is another word of compliment for a style of word use that is
both brief and forceful ( pity hogi matlab forceful aur choti)

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Succinct

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This adjective describes concise speaking or writing. ( Suck —–faltu cheezein likhne aur bolne mein)

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Terse

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this adjective for speaking
(or writing) minimally , In other
words, you have “washed away” all unnecessary words. ( terse—-tarse more naina—–tarse for just meaning.)

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Garrulous

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talking a great deal, taking too much, going on and on (Gurrana——-shor machana ——-bohot baat karna .)

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Prattling

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chatter meaninglessly ( chote bache ke samne rattling—–jika koi sense nahi.)

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Glib

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speaking without enough thought and, at worst, as being insincere. ( Thoda sochte toh ghalib likh lete.)

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Prolix

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adjective describes a wordiness of manner, a pouring forth of too many words, too
many phrases ( pox—–bohot saare pox ——bhot saari baddua——bohot saare shabd.)

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Maunder

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talk in a rambling manner. ( Marauder’s map——confusing)

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