Let's talk about it Flashcards by Michael Lavy | Brainscape

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eloquent

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well spoken

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loquacious

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very talkative

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circumlocution

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evasive speech; talking around the subject

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colloquial

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conversational; using everyday language

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grandiloquent

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speaking in a pompous manner

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elocution

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expressive delivery of public speech

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garrulous

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talkative

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pontificate

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to speak pompously

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verbose

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wordy

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verbatim

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word for word

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tangential

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only superficially relevant; off-topic

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tout

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to promote or praise energetically

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discursive

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staying away from the topic

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