Talkative Flashcards

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articulate

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well spoken, clearly explained

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loquacious

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very talkative

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garrulous

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talkative

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circumlocution

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evasive speech, talking around the subject

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colloquial

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using everyday language

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grandiloquent

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speaking in a pompous manner

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elocution

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expressive delivery of public speech

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pontificate

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to speak pompously

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portentous

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trying to seem important / bad sign

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sermonize

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to give a sermon ; especially an unwanted one about morals

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declaim

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to say something loudly and formally

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dogmatize

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to speak as if your opinions are certainly correct

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verbose

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wordy

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prolix

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using too many words

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discursive

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straying for the topic

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digressive

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to go off topic, write about something different than the subject

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ineffable

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unable to be expressive in words

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tangential

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only superficially relevant; off-topic

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immaterial

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not important or significant

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tout

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to promote or praise energetically

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acclaim

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to praise strongly

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herald

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A sign that something will happen

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laud

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praise, acclaim

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anecdote

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a short and often humorous story

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desultory

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not having a purpose, done without serious effort

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augment

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to increase in size or amount

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protract

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delay, prolong