Words relating to speaking Flashcards

978156552	bombastic	adj. using language in pompous, show way; speaking to impress others
978156553	circumlocution	n. speaking in circles; roundabout speech
978156554	colloquial	adj. pertaining to common everyday speech; conversational
978156555	diffuse	adj. spread out, not concise; wordy
978156556	digress	vb. to wander off from the subject or topic spoken about
978156557	eloquence	n. artful ease with speaking; speech that can impact people's feelings
978156558	garrulous	adj. talkative; loquacious
978156559	grandiloquent	adj. using big and fancy words when speaking for the purpose of impressing others
978156560	loquacious	adj. very talkative; liking to talk; garrulous
978156561	prattle	vb. to speak on and on in a senseless and silly manner; to talk foolishly
978156562	ramble	vb. to talk on and on pointlessly, without clear direction
978156563	rant	vb. to talk very loudly, even wildly
978156564	rhetorical	adj. relating to speech that is used to persuade or having some effect; insincere in expression
978156565	verbose	adj. using too many words; wordy; long-winded
978156566	voluble	adj. talking a great deal with ease; glib