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| She is an ELOQUENT spokeswoman for animal rights; she conveys her ideas with great ease and fluidity. |
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| That guy nver stops talking; now I understand why they call him LOQUACIOUS Larry"!" |
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| The politician had perfected the art of CIRCUMLOCUTION; he knew exactly how to avoid answering direct questions. |
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| evasive speech; talking around the subject |
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| I like Professor Thompson because she is so COLLOQUIAL; yesterday she said my thesis idea was raw"." |
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| conversational; using slang or everyday language |
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| His speech was pompous and GRANDILOQUENT; it seemed he was just trying to use as many big words as possible. |
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| speaking in a fake and pretentious way |
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| James is adept at ELOCUTION; his expressions and mannerisms add a new level of meaning to his words. |
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| expressive delivery of public speech |
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| Karl is always ready to talk about any subject, no matter how trivial, but at parties he is even more GARRULOUS. |
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| Sally thinks she is the expert of everything; you should have heard her PONTIFICATE on the energy crisis last night. |
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| His VERBOSE manner was tiresome; he used fifty words when twenty would do better. |
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| The court stenographer took down a VERBATIM transcript of the testimony. |
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| When she opened her letter from Harvard, her joy at reading her acceptance letter was INEFFABLE. |
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| unable to be expressed in words |
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| Sally's conversation always seemed to be TANGENTIAL to what the others were talking about. |
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| The executive's press agent was always TOUTING his accomplishments. |
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| to promote or praise energetically |
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| George was the master of the sly ANECDOTE; his stories carried an undertone of ridicule. |
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| a short and often humorous story |
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| His DISCURSIVE account of his trip was a disappointment to his friends who were planning their own in the near future. |
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