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English
7th Grade
01/09/2014

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Term
audible
Definition
adj.
That is heard or that can be heard.
n.
Football A new or substitute offensive play called by the quarterback or a defensive formation called by a linebacker at the line of scrimmage as an adjustment to the opposing side's formation. Also called automatic.

audibility, audibleness n.
audibly adv
Term
coherence
Definition
1. the act or state of cohering; cohesion.
2. logical interconnection.
3. congruity; consistency.
4. Physics, Optics. (of waves) the state of being coherent.
Term
digress
Definition
1. to depart from the main subject in speech or writing
2. to wander from one's path or main direction

digresser n
Term
eloquent
Definition
1. Characterized by persuasive, powerful discourse: an eloquent speaker; an eloquent sermon.
2. Vividly or movingly expressive: a look eloquent with compassion. See Synonyms at expressive.

eloquently adv.
eloquentness n.
Term
garble
Definition
1. To mix up or distort to such an extent as to make misleading or incomprehensible: She garbled all the historical facts.
2. To scramble (a signal or message), as by erroneous encoding or faulty transmission.
3. Archaic To sort out; cull.
n.
The act or an instance of garbling.

garbler n
Term
impromptu
Definition
adj.
1. Prompted by the occasion rather than being planned in advance: an impromptu party.
2. Spoken, performed, done, or composed with little or no preparation; extemporaneous: a few impromptu remarks. See Synonyms at extemporaneous.
adv.
With little or no preparation; extemporaneously.
n.
1. Something, such as a speech, that is made or done extemporaneously.
2. Music A short composition, especially for the piano, performed in an offhand or extemporized style.
Term
orator
Definition
1. One who delivers an oration.
2. An eloquent and skilled public speaker.
oratorship n.
Term
proclaim
Definition
tr.v. pro·claimed, pro·claim·ing, pro·claims
1. To announce officially and publicly; declare. See Synonyms at announce.
2. To indicate conspicuously; make plain: wearing a button that proclaimed my choice for president.
3. To praise; extol.

proclaimer n.
proclamatory adj
Term
reiterate
Definition
To say or do again or repeatedly. See Synonyms at repeat.
reiteration n.
reiterative adj.
reiteratively adv.
reiterator n.
Term
terse
Definition
Brief and to the point; effectively concise: a terse one-word answer.

tersely adv.
terseness n.
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