| A | B |
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| circumlocution (n.) | indirect way of saying something, esp. something negative |
| colloquial (adj.) | used in everyday, informal speech |
| elocution (n.) | the study of formal speaking |
| eloquent (adj.) | gives a clear, strong message |
| grandiloquent (adj.) | speaks in a complicated, formal way to look important |
| interlocutor (n.) | a person who is in a conversation |
| loquacious (adj.) | talks a lot--perhaps too much |
| magniloquent (adj.) | boastful |
| soliloquy (n.) | in a play, a character speaks his/her thoughts while alone |
| ventriloquist (n.) | person who performs, making a doll talk w/his voice |
