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| circumlocution | The use of roundabout expressions or wordy and indirect language. |
| discourse | Verbal expression in the form of speech or writing. |
| euphemism | The act or an example of the substitution of an inoffensive term for one that is considered offensive, unpleasant, or too direct. |
| falter | To speak hesitatingly; stammer. |
| literate | Able to read and write; educated. |
| prattle | To talk idly or meaninglessly; babble. |
| raconteur | A person who tells stories and anecdotes with skill and wit. |
| reiterate | To say over again; repeat. |
| utterance | The act of expressing vocally. |
| verbose | Using or containing an excessive number of words. |
| ascribe | To regard as caused by; assign; attribute. |
| circumscribe | To draw a line around; encircle. |
| inscribe | To write, print, carve, or engrave words or letters on a surface. |
| nondescript | Lacking in distinctive or interesting qualities and therefore difficult to describe; dull; drab. |
| prescribe | To order or recommend the use of a remedy or treatment. |
| proscribe | To prohibit |
| scripture | A sacred writing or book. |
| subscribe | To contract to receive and pay in advance for something, such as a magazine. |
| subscript | A distinguishing symbol, such as a letter or numeral, written below and to the right of a letter or numeral, written below and to the right of a letter or number, as in a mathematical expression or chemical formula. |
| transcribe | To make a written or typewritten copy of, as from notes. |
