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12th Grade
09/05/2013

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Brevity
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Briefness or conciseness in speech or writing.
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Concise
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Using few words in speaking or writing.
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Laconic
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Using few words in speech.
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Pithy
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Brief and full meaning and substance; concise.
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Quiescent
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Quiet; still; inactive.
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Reticent
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Not talking much; reserved.
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Succinct
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Clearly and briefly stated; concise.
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Taciturn
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Silent; sparing of words; close-mouthed.
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Terse
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Using only the words that are needed to make the point very concise, sometimes to the point of rudeness.
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Bombastic
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Using language in a pompous, showy way; speaking to impress others.
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Circumlocution
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Speaking in circles, roundabout speech.
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Colloquial
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Pertaining to everyday speech; conversational.
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Diffuse
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Spread out, not concise; wordy.
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Digress
Definition
to wander off fromk the subject or topic spoken about.
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Eloquence
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Artful ease with speaking; speech that can influence people's feelings.
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Garrulous
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Talkative; loquacious.
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Grandiloquent
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Using big and fancy words when speaking for the purpose of impressing others.
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Loquaciuos
Definition
very talkative
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Colloquial
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Pertaining to everyday speech; conversational.
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Diffuse
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Spread out, not concise; wordy.
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Digress
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To wander off from the subject or topic spoken about.
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Eloquence
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Artful Ease with speaking; speech that caninfluence people's feelings.
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Garrulous
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Talkative; loquacious.
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Prattle
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To speak on and on in a senseless and silly manner; to talk follishly.
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Ramble
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To talk on and on pointlessly, without clear direction.
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Rant
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To talk very loudly, even wildly; rave.
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Rhetorical
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Relating to speech that is used to persuade or have some effect; insincere in expression.
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Verbose
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Using to many words; wordy; long-winded.
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Voluble
Definition
Talking a great deal with ease.
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Arrogant
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Overbearing; proud; haughty.
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Braggart
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One who boasts a great deal.
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Complacent
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self-satisfied; smug.
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Contemptuous
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Lacking respect; scornful.
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Disdainful
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Full of bitter scorn and pride; aloof.
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Egotistical
Definition
Excessively self-absorbed; very conceited.
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Haughty
Definition
Having great pride in oneselfand dislike for others.
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Insolent
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Boldly disrespectful in speech or behavior; rude.
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Narcissistic
Definition
Having to so with extreme self-admoration and a feeling of superiority to everyone.
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Ostentatious
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Having to do with showing off; pretentious.
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Presumtuous
Definition
Too forward or bold; overstepping proper bounds.
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Pretentious
Definition
claiming or pretending increased importance; ostentatious; affectedly grand.
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Supercilious
Definition
Looking down on others; proud and scornful.
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Swagger
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To walk around in a proud,showy manner; to boast in a loud manner.
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Banal
Definition
Dull or stale because of overuse; trite; hackneyed.
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Cliche
Definition
An idea or expression that has become stale due to overuse.
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Derivative
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Unoriginal; taken from something already existing.
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Hackneyed
Definition
Made commonplace by overuse.
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Insipid
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lacking flavor or taste; unexciteing.
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Lackluster
Definition
Lacking vitality, energy brightness
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Mundane
Definition
ordinary
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Pedestrian
Definition
commonplace, mundane
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platitude
Definition
quality of being dull
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prosaic
Definition
dull commonplace
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trite
Definition
unoriginal and stale due to overuse
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vapid
Definition
lacking freshness and zest; flat; stale
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allay
Definition
to lessen fear; to relieve pain.
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alleviate
Definition
to lessen pain
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ameloriate
Definition
to make better.
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pedestrian
Definition
commonplace; ordinary; unoriginal
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platitude
Definition
quality of being dull
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prosaic
Definition
dull; commonplace
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trite
Definition
unoriginal and stale due to overuse
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vapid
Definition
lacking freshness and zest
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