| A | B |
|---|
| bombastic | using language in a pompous, showy way; speaking to impress others |
| circumlocution | speaking in circles; roundabout speech |
| colloquial | pertaining to common everyday speech; conversational |
| diffuse | spread out not concise; wordy |
| digress | to wander off from the subject or topic spoken about |
| eloquence | artful ease with speaking; speech that can impact people's feelings |
| garrulous | talkative; loquacious |
| grandiloquent | using big and fancy words when speaking for the purpose of impressing others |
| loquacious | very talkative; liking to talk; garrulous |
| prattle | to speak on and on in a senseless and silly manner; to talk foolishly |
| ramble | to talk on and on pointlessly, without clear direction |
| rant | to talk very loudly, even wildly |
| rhetorical | relating to speech that is used to persuade or have some effect; insincere in expression |
| verbose | using too many words; wordy; long-winded |
| voluble | talking a great deal with ease;glib |
