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articulate articulate your words |
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| pronounce clearly and carefully; to express in words |
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colloquial colloquial speech is harder to understand |
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| having to do with conversation; characteristic of conversation as opposed to formal speech or writing |
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deprecate candidates deprecate their opponents |
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| to express disapproval of; belittle; deplore; to protest against |
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diatribe protestors launch a diatribe on the political machines |
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| a thundering verbal attack; a bitter, abusive denunciation |
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discourse prepare a discourse on a Tale of Two Cities |
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| communication by words; conversation; a formal spoken or written discussion of a subject |
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| to disclose something private or previously unknown |
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dulcet Celine Dion has a dulcet voice |
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| pleasing to the ear, melodious |
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elicit Draco elicits fights with Harry |
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| draw out or evoke; to arrive at by reasoning |
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euphemism passed away is a euphemism |
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| the substitution of a mild or vague expression in the place of a harsh, blunt, or offensive one |
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fluent speak fluent Spanish |
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| spoken or written with ease; able to speak or write with ease; flowing and graceful |
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gibberish don't write gibberish! |
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| nonsensical or unintelligible speech or writing, which can contain obscure, pretentious, or technical words |
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herald we herald the new year with open arms |
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| greet with enthusiasm; to give notice of; to signal the approach of |
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loquacious rachel intrater is loquacious |
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| tending to talk too much or too freely; chattering |
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pejorative (noun) label you with a pejorative |
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| a disparaging or belittling word or approach |
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reiterate reiterate that for me again |
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| to say or do again; to repeat, possibly to excess |
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| to mock or jeer; to eat quickly and greedily |
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sermonize pope sermonizes |
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to exhort or lecture; to compose or deliver a sermon speak dogmatically (express your opinions so strongly as if they were facts) and didactically |
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aspersion girls casted an aspersion on the poor women of Salem |
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| a false or misleading charge meant to harm someone's reputation |
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circumlocution don't speak with circumlocution |
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| the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
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reproach reproach the students who have not done their homework |
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| to express disapproval of; to criticize; to shame |
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reticent reticent at first, she opened up later |
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| reserved; reluctant to speak freely |
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| to call forth or call up; conjure |
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harangue the PC harangue on the Apple commercials are great |
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intone the monk intones his words |
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mellifluous what a mellifluous voice! |
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| having a smooth rich flow |
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sneer he sneered at me the other day when i mocked him |
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| to smile or laugh with facial contortions that express scorn or contempt |
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approbation i gave him my approbation after the wonderful show |
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| act of formal approval or praise; commendation |
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dissemble the p.i. investigator dissembled himself as a woman |
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| to hide under a false appearance; disguise |
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downplay downplayed the co-star's part |
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elegy write an elegy for someone dead |
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| a song or poem expressing sorrow or lamentation especially for one who is dead |
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extol i extol his godly body |
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| to glorify; to praise highly |
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incoherent don't speak incoherently |
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lacking normal clarity or intelligibility in speech or thought; lacking consistency
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laconic to speak laconically is to speak in brevity |
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| using or involving the use of a minimum of words |
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vociferous vociferous cries of protest and outrage |
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| implies a vehement shouting or calling out |
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