CIRCUMLOCUTION

(N)

THE USE OF ROUNDABOUT EXPRESSION OR WORDY AND INDIRECT LANGUAGE

DISCOURSE

(N)

VERBAL EXPRESSION IN THE FORM OF SPEECH OR WRITING

EUPHEMISM

(N)

AN EXAMPLE OF THE SUBSTITUTION OF AN INOFFENSIVE TERM FOR ONE THAT'S CONSIDERED OFFENSIVE

FALTER

(V)

TO SPEAK HESITANTLY; TO STAMMER

LITERATE

(ADJ)

ABLE TO READ AND WRITE; KNOWLEDGEABLE

PRATTLE

(V)

TO TALK IDLY OR MEANINGLESSLY;

TO BABBLE

RACONTEUR

(N)

A PERSON WHO TELLS STORIES AND ANECDOTES WITH SKILL AND WIT

REITERATE

(V)

TO SAY OVER AGAIN;

REPEAT

UTTERANCE

(N)

THE ACT OF EXPRESSING VOCALLY

VERBOSE

(ADJ)

USING OR CONTAINING AN EXCESSIVE NUMBER OF WORDS; WORDY