Hot Words for the SAT: Lesson 2

eloquence

artful ease with speaking; speech that can influence people's feelings

colloquial

pertaining to common everyday speech; conversational

rhetorical

relating to speech that is used to persuade or have some effect; insincere in expression

circumlocution

speaking in circles; roundabout speech

diffuse

spread out, not concise; wordy

garrulous

talkative; loquacious

voluble

talking a great deal with ease; glib

prattle

to speak on and on in a senseless and silly manner; to talk foolishly

ramble

to talk on and on pointlessly, without clear direction

rant

to talk very loudly, even wildly; rave

digress

to wander off from the subject or topic spoken about

grandiloquent

using big and fancy words when speaking for the purpose of impressing others

bombastic

using language in a pompous, showy way; speaking to impress others

verbose

using too many words; wordy; long-winded

loquacious

very talkative; liking to talk; garrulous