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