AP Lang- Words about Words
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| 197309692 | Laconic | Adj: those who say little | |
| 197309693 | Maundering | Adj: Just keep going when you could have won praise for being more concise | |
| 197309694 | Prolix | Describes a wordiness of manner, a pouring forth of too many words/ too many phrases | |
| 197309695 | Glib | Adj: Speaking w/o thought and being insincere | |
| 197309696 | Prattling | Adj: chatter meaninglessly | |
| 197309697 | Garrulous | Adj: talking a great deal, talking too much, going on and on | |
| 197309698 | Terse | Adj: "washed away" all unnecessary words | |
| 197309699 | Succinct | Adj: describes concise speaking or writing | |
| 197309700 | Pithy | word of compliment for a style of word use that is both brief and forceful | |
| 197309701 | Lapidary | Adj: characterizes precision of wording (applies more to writing) | |
| 197309702 | Taciturn | Adj: synonym for laconic, those who say little, even more grudging conversational style |