Chapter 6 Flashcards
Laconic
adjective it’s more often used for those who say little. ( Jeeb ko lakwa maar gaya.)
Taciturn
even more grudging conversational style (baat hi nahi karni toh turn hi maar liya samne se beech baat mein )
Lapidary
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)
Pithy
This is another word of compliment for a style of word use that is
both brief and forceful ( pity hogi matlab forceful aur choti)
Succinct
This adjective describes concise speaking or writing. ( Suck —–faltu cheezein likhne aur bolne mein)
Terse
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.)
Garrulous
talking a great deal, taking too much, going on and on (Gurrana——-shor machana ——-bohot baat karna .)
Prattling
chatter meaninglessly ( chote bache ke samne rattling—–jika koi sense nahi.)
Glib
speaking without enough thought and, at worst, as being insincere. ( Thoda sochte toh ghalib likh lete.)
Prolix
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.)
Maunder
talk in a rambling manner. ( Marauder’s map——confusing)