| A | B |
|---|
| circumlocution | the use of unnecessarily wordy and indirect language |
| cogent | logical and convincing |
| discourse | formal speech or writing |
| falter | to hesitate or move in an unsteady way |
| literate | to be able to reade and write, knowledgeable, educated |
| prattle | to talk foolishly, chatter |
| raconteur | a person who tells stories with skill and wit |
| sophistry | clever argumets that are misleading or incorrect |
| utterance | something said |
| verbose | using or containg too many words |
| appraisal | evaluation or estimation of worth |
| base | low or inferior in position or quality |
| candid | frank, honest, not rehearsed or posed |
| criterion | standard of judgment |
| dexterity | skill and grace in physical movement; cleverness |
| legitimate | lawful, proper and acceptable; genuine |
| mediocre | moderate to inferior; ordinary |
| meritorious | worthy, deserving of praise |
| truism | a statement of self-evident truth; a saying that is overused |
| validate | to confim the truth or legality of something |
