Speaking Vocab

Question 1

Circumlocution

Answer 1

Noun; speaking in circles, round about speech

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

Verb; to wander off from the subject or topic spoken about.

Question 5

Eloquence

Answer 5

Noun; artful ease with speaking, speech that can impact 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, garrulous

Question 9

Prattle

Answer 9

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

Question 10

Rant

Answer 10

Verb; to talk very loudly, even wildly

Question 11

Rhetorical

Answer 11

Adj; relating to speech that is used to persuade or have some effect; insincere in expression.

Question 12

Verbose

Answer 12

Adj; using too many words, wordy, long winded

Question 13

Voluble

Answer 13

Adj; taking a great deal with ease