Hot Words for the SAT Flashcards

Words from the book "Hot Words for the SAT" by Linda Carnevale, M.A.

433378190	brevity	briefness or conciseness in speech or writing
433378191	concise	using few words in speaking or writing
433378192	laconic	using few words in speech
433378193	pithy	brief and full of meaning and substance; concise
433378194	quiescent	quiet; still; inactive
433378195	reticent	not talking much; reserved
433378196	succinct	clearly and briefly stated; concise
433378197	taciturn	silent; sparing of words; close-mouthed
433378198	terse	using only the words that are needed to make the point; very concise, sometimes to the point of rudeness
597609731	bombastic	using language in a pompous, showy way; speaking to impress others
597609732	circumlocution	speaking in circles; roundabout speech
597609733	colloquial	pertaining to common everyday speech; conversational
597609734	diffuse	spread out, not concise; wordy
597609735	digress	to wander off from the subject or topic spoken about
597609736	eloquence	artful ease with speaking; speech that can influence people's feelings
597609737	garrulous	talkative; loquacious
597609738	grandiloquent	using big and fancy words when speaking for the purpose of impressing others
597609739	loquacious	very talkative; liking to talk; garrulous
597609740	prattle	to speak on and on in a senseless and silly manner; to talk foolishly
597609741	ramble	to talk on and on pointlessly without clear direction
597609742	rant	to talk very loudly, even wildly; rave
597609743	rhetorical	relating to speech that is used to persuade or have some effect; insincere in expression
597609744	verbose	using too many words; wordy; long-winded
597609745	voluble	talking a great deal with ease; glib