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10th Grade
05/18/2009

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Term
circumlocution
Definition
roundabout way of speaking
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colloquial
Definition
conversational; informal
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colloquy
Definition
talking together; conference; conversation
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elocution
Definition
art of speaking out or reading effectively in public
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eloquent
Definition
speaking with force and fluency; movingly expressive
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grandiloquent
Definition
using lofty or pompous words; bombastic
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interlocutor
Definition
1. questioner
2. one who participates in a conversation
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loquacious
Definition
talkative; garrulous
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obloquy
Definition
1. speaking against; censure; reproach
2. bad repute
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