Lesson 2

Question 0

Circumlocution

Answer 0

(n.) Speaking in circles; roundabout speech.

Question 1

Bombastic

Answer 1

(adj.) Using language in a pompous, showy way; speaking to impress others.

Question 2

Colloquial

Answer 2

(adj.) Pertaining to common, everyday speech; conversational.

Question 3

Diffuse

Answer 3

(adj.) Spread out, not concise; wordy.

Question 4

Digress

Answer 4

(v.) To wander off from the subject or topic spoken about.

Question 5

Eloquence

Answer 5

(n.) Artful ease with speaking; speech that can influence people’s feelings.

Question 6

Garrulous

Answer 6

(adj.) Talkative; loquacious

Question 7

Grandiloquent

Answer 7

(adj.) Using big and fancy words when speaking for the purpose of impressing others

Question 8

Loquacious

Answer 8

(adj.) Very talkative; liking to talk.

Question 9

Prattle

Answer 9

(v.) To speak on and on in a senseless and silly manner; to talk foolishly.

Question 10

Ramble

Answer 10

(v.) To talk very loudly, even wildly; rave.

Question 11

Rhetorical

Answer 11

(adj.) Relating to speech that is used to persuade or have some effect.

Question 12

Verbose

Answer 12

(adj.) Using too many words; wordy; long-winded.

Question 13

Voluble

Answer 13

(adj.) Talking a great deal with ease; glib.