| A | B |
|---|
| wary | cautious and alert |
| reticent | not talkative; not offering one’s thoughts freely |
| garrulous | speaking more than necessary; talkative |
| verbose | using more words than necessary |
| surfeit | too much of something; surplus |
| paucity | a lack of something; a scarcity |
| superfluous | excessive, nonessential |
| copious | abundant in number or amount |
| iota | an extremely small amount |
| dogmatic | claiming one’s opinion as though it were inarguable truth; highly opinionated |
| didactic | trying to instruct or impart knowledge, but typically in a way that is slightly condescending |
| retract | to take back a statement or offer |
