| A | B |
|---|
| allege | v. to assert without proof |
| anecdote | n. a short accout of a humerous or revealing incident |
| belabor | v. to go over repeatedly or to an absurd extent |
| circumlocution | n. an indirect expression; use of wordy or evasive language |
| colloquial | adj. conversational; informal in language |
| delineate | v. to describe accurately; to draw in outline |
| dictum | n. an authoritative saying; an adage; a maxim; a proverb |
| epigram | n. a brief and usually witty or satirical saying |
| exhort | v. to urge strongly; to give a serious warning to |
| explicit | adj. clearly and directly expressed |
| figurative | adj. based on figures of speech; expressing something in terms usually used for something else; metaphorical |
| ineffable | adj. incapable of being expressed or described |
| ironic | adj. meaning the opposite of what you seem to say; using words to mean something other than they seem to mean |
| maxim | n. a fundamental principle; an old saying |
| platitude | n. a dull or trite remark; a cliché |
| promulgate | v. to proclaim; to publically or formally declare something |
| rhetoric | n. the art of formal speaking or writing; inflated discourse |
| taciturn | adj. untalkative by nature |
| terse | adj. using no unneccessary words; succinct |
| vernacular | n. everyday speech; slang; idiom |
