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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.
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1. the act or state of cohering; cohesion.
2. logical interconnection.
3. congruity; consistency.
4. Physics, Optics. (of waves) the state of being coherent. |
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1. to depart from the main subject in speech or writing
2. to wander from one's path or main direction
digresser n |
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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. |
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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.
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The act or an instance of garbling.
garbler n |
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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.
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With little or no preparation; extemporaneously.
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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. |
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1. One who delivers an oration.
2. An eloquent and skilled public speaker.
oratorship n. |
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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 |
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To say or do again or repeatedly. See Synonyms at repeat.
reiteration n.
reiterative adj.
reiteratively adv.
reiterator n. |
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Brief and to the point; effectively concise: a terse one-word answer.
tersely adv.
terseness n. |
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