Vocabulary Words

n. briefness or conciseness in speech or writing

adj. using few words in speaking or writing

adj. using few words in speech

adj. brief and full of meaning and substance; concise

adj. quiet; inactive; still

adj. not talking much; reserved

adj. briefly and clearly stated; concise

adj. silent; sparing of words; close-mouthed

adj. using only the words needed to make the point; very concise, sometimes to the point of rudeness.

adj. using language in a pompous, showy way; speaking to impress others (suggests grandiose, verbose language that lacks substance)

n. speaking in circles; round-about speech (use of many words where few would do)

adj. pertaining to common, everyday speech; conversational

adj. spread out, not concise; wordy

vb. to wander off from the subject or topic spoken about

n. artful ease with speaking; speech that can influence people's feelings

adj. talkative; loquacious

adj. using big and fancy words just to impress (extravagantly colorful, pompous and high-flown in manner or language)

adj. very talkative; liking to talk; garrulous

vb. to speak on and on in a senseless and silly manner; to talk foolishly

vb. to talk on and on pointlessly, without clear direction

vb. to talk very loudly, even wildly; rave

relating to speech that is used to persuade or have some effect; insincere in expression

adj. using too many words; wordy; long-winded

adj. talking a great deal with ease; glib