Hot Words (Barrons)

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Concise

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Using few words in speaking or writing

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Brevity

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Briefness of conciseness in speech or writing

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Laconic

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Using few words in speech

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Pithy

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Brief and full of meaning and substance; concise

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Quiescent

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Quiet; still; inactive

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Reticent

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Not talking much; reserved

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Succinct

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Clearly and briefly stated; concise

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Taciturn

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Silent; sparing words; close- mouthed

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Terse

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Using only the words needed to make the point; concise

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Circumlocution

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Speaking in circles; roundabout speech

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Colloquial

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Pertaining to common everyday speech; conversational

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Diffuse

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Spread out; not concise; wordy

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Digress

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To wander off from the subject or topic spoken about

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Eloquence

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Artful ease with speaking that impacts ones feelings

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Garrulous

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Talkative; loquacious

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Prattle

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To speak on and on in a senseless and silly manner; to talk foolishly

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Rant

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To talk very loudly; even wildly

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Rhetorical

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Relating to speech that is used to persuade or have some effect; insincere in expression

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Verbose

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Using too many words; wordy

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Voluble

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Talking a great deal with ease; glib

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Arrogant

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Overbearing; loud; haughty

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Braggart

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One who boasts a great deal

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Complacent

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Self-satisfied; smug

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Contemptuous

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Lacking respect; scornful

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Disdainful

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Full of bitter scorn or pride; aloof

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Egotistical

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Excessively self-absorbed; very conceited

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Haughty

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Having a great pride in oneself and dislike for others

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Insolent

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Boldly disrespectful in speech or behavior; rude

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Narcissist

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Having tondo with extreme self adoration

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Ostentatious

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Having to do with showing off; pretentious

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Presumptuous

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Too forward or bold; overstepping proper bounds

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Pretentious

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Claiming or pretending increased importance or grandness

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Supercilious

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Looking down on others; proud and scornful

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Swagger

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To walk around in a proud, showy manner

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Banal

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Full or stale because of overuse; trite; hackneyed

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Cliché

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An idea of expression that has become stale due to overuse

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Derivative

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Unoriginal; taken from something already existing

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Hackneyed

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Made commonplace by overuse; trite

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Insipid

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Lacking flavor or taste; unexciting

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Lackluster

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Lacking vitality, energy, or brightness; boring

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Mundane

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Commonplace; ordinary

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Platitude

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An obvious remark uttered as if it were original

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Prosaic

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Dull; commonplace

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Trite

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Unoriginal and stale due to overuse

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Vapid

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Lacking freshness and zest; flat; stale

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Allay

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To lessen fear To calm To relieve pain

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Alleviate

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To lesson pain or tension

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Ameliorate

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To make better | To lessen pain, difficulty, or tension

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Appease

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To make tranquil, especially by giving into demands; pacify

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Assuage

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To alleviate To lesson pain or conflict Pacify

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Conciliate

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To win a person over through special considerations or persuasive methods

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Mediate

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To act as a go between in settling conflicts or disputes

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Mitigate

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To make or become less severe | to lesson pain or damage

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Mollify

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To pacify, soothe, or appease | To make less severe or violent

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Pacify

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To calm To make peaceful To restore to a tranquil state

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Placate

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To make calm | To soothe

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Quell

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To pacify To subdue To quiet down

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Affable

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Easy to talk to Easy to approach, friendly Kind Amiable

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Amiable

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Friendly | Kind

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Amicable

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Showing goodwill | Peaceable

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Congenial

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Compatible Having kindred needs or tastes Sympathetic

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Convivial

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Sociable, outgoing, especially when pertaining to eating and drinking Fond of good company

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Cordial

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Warm and friendly | Amiable

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Gregarious

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Sociable, outgoing

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Jocular

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Liking to be with people, joke around and have fun

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Levity

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Lightheartedness; gaiety; carefree disposition

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Animosity

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Hatred | Ill-will

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Antagonism

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Hatred or hostility

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Bellicose

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Of quarrelsome nature Eager to fight warlike Belligerent

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Belligerent

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Taking part in war or fighting | Ready to fight

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Cantankerous

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Bad tempered | Quarrelsome

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Captious

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Made for the sake of quarreling | Quibbling

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Contentious

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Quarrelsome | Belligerent

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Disputatious

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Likely to dispute or argue

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Polemical

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Inclined to argue of debate | Controversial

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Predator

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One who takes advantage of another, exploits or feeds on another A strong adversary or rival

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Pugnacious

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Eager to fight | Belligerent