Hot SAT Words: Lessons # 1-10

Lesson #2: The Runaway Mouth Words Relating to Speaking

CIRCUMLOCUTION n. speaking in circles; roundabout speech

CIRCUMLOCUTION Is commonly called “beating around the bush.”

COLLOQUIAL Adj. Pertaining to common everyday speech; conversational

Sometimes a colloquial expression becomes standard in English usage.

COLLOQUIAL

DIFFUSE Adj. Spread out, not concise; wordy

DIFFUSE The class discussion was so diffuse that few solid points were made.

DIGRESS vb. To wander off from the subject or topic spoken about

DIGRESSION The digression in Karl’s speech interested me more than the main point.

n. Artful ease with speaking; speech that can impact people’s feelings ELOQUENCE n. Artful ease with speaking; speech that can impact people’s feelings

ELOQUENT

Adj. Talkative; loquacious GARRULOUS Adj. Talkative; loquacious

GARRULOUS GARRULOUS gatherings of students are unwelcome in the library!

GRANDILOQUENT adj. Using big and fancy words when speaking for the purpose of impressing others

Mr. Green tries to impress students with his grandiloquence instead of just telling them what they need to know.

LOQUACIOUS Adj. Very talkative; liking to talk; See “garrulous”

Adj. Talkative; garrulous LOQUACIOUS Adj. Talkative; garrulous

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

NO prattling!

RANT Vb. To talk very loudly, even wildly

RANT Vb. To talk very loudly, even wildly RANTING!

RHETORICAL Adj. Relating to speech that is used to persuade or have some effect; NEGATIVE connotation = insincere in expression

RHETORIC The attorney’s forceful rhetoric convinced the jury to acquit the defendant.

VERBOSE Adj. Using too many words; wordy; long-winded

VERBOSE Verbose writing can be called “flabby.” (colloquial)

VOLUBLE Adj. Talking a great deal with ease;“glib” = negative version of voluble

VOLUBLE Mrs. Shivers is voluble. If you ask her a question, do not expect a succinct answer. You’ll get a detailed explanation.