Lesson 1 & 2

Question 0

Concise

Answer 0

Using few words to portray a clear idea in writing

Question 1

Brevity

Answer 1

Briefness

Question 2

Laconic

Answer 2

Using few words in speech

Laconic explanation

Question 3

Pithy

Answer 3

Brief and fully of meaning and substance; concise

Pithy quotes

Question 4

Quiescent

Answer 4

Quiet, still, inactive

Question 5

Reticent

Answer 5

Not talking much; reserved

Question 6

Succinct

Answer 6

Clearly and briefly stated; concise

A succinct summary

Question 7

Taciturn

Answer 7

Silent; close mouthed

Question 8

Terse

Answer 8

Using only the words that are needed to make the point; very concise, sometimes to the point of rudeness

Terse speakers make dull lectures

Question 9

Bombastic

Answer 9

Using language in a pompous, showy way; speaking to impress others

Question 10

Circumlocution

Answer 10

Speaking in circles

KEITH

Question 11

Colloquial

Answer 11

Pertaining to common everyday speech; conversational

Question 12

Diffuse

Answer 12

Spread out

Question 13

Digress

Answer 13

To wander off from the subject

Question 14

Eloquence

Answer 14

Artful ease with speaking; speech that can influence people’s feelings

Question 15

Garrulous

Answer 15

Talkative

Question 16

Grandiloquent

Answer 16

Using big fancy words in order to impress others

Question 17

Loquacious

Answer 17

Very talkative; liking to talk

Question 18

Prattle

Answer 18

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

Te prattle of freshmen resounded through the cafeteria.

Question 19

Ramble

Answer 19

T talk on and on pointlessly

Question 20

Rant

Answer 20

T talk loudly, wildly

Question 21

Rhetorical

Answer 21

Adjective

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

Question 22

Voluble

Answer 22

Talking a great deal with ease; a voluble speaker