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