Speech Habits Flashcards

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Laconic

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Expressing much in few words

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Taciturn

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Inclined to silence

Reserved in speech

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Inarticulate

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Lacking the ability to express one self, especially in clear and effective speech

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Garrulous

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Excessively talkative in a rambling

Much talk little sense

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Banal

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Devoid of freshness or originality; hackneyed

Unoriginal

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Verbose

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Characterized by the use of many or too many words; wordy: a verbose report.
Words ! Words ! Words!

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Voluble

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Characterized by a ready and continuous flow of words; fluent; glib; talkative: a voluble spokesman for the cause.

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Cogent

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Convincing or believable by virtue of forcible, clear, or incisive presentation; telling.
Words that convince

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Vociferous

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Crying out noisily; clamorous.

Loud, noisy, vehement

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Loquacious

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Talking or tending to talk much or freely; talkative; chattering; babbling; garrulous: a loquacious dinner guest.
Quantity

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