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Vocab Lessons 1 & 2
Taken from "Hot Words for the SAT" 5th edition by Linda Carnevale
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English
11th Grade
11/13/2013
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brevity
 Definition
briefness or conciseness in speech or writing
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concise
 Definition
using few words in speech or writing
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laconic
 Definition
using few words in speech
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pithy
 Definition
brief yet full of meaning
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quiescent
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quiet; still; inactive
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reticent
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reserved
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succinct
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concise
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taciturn
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silent; sparing of words
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terse
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blunt almost to the point of rudeness
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circumlocation
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circular speech that never gets to the point
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colloquial
 Definition
common, everyday speech (similar to dialect)
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diffuse
 Definition
spread out & not concise
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digress
 Definition
go off on a tangent
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eloquence
 Definition
speak with ease
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garrulous
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talkative
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grandiloquent
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using big words to impress others
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loquacious
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talkative
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prattle
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nonsensical talk
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rhetorical
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persuasive
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verbose
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wordy
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voluble
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talking a great deal with ease
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