Vocabulary: Talking about TalkingWords about Words

Chapter 6Week Beginning Monday 30 Sept. 2013

Words and Parts of Speech___ 01. Laconic

___ 02. Taciturn

___ 03. Lapidary

___ 04. Pithy

___ 05. Succinct

___ 06. Terse

___ 07. Garrulous

___ 08. Prattling

___ 09. Glib

___ 10. Prolix

___ 11. Maundering

A. Concise to the point of seeming rude.

B. Disinclined to talkC. Precision of wordingD. Wording that is brief and forcefulE. Compact and precise wordingF. Smoothly elegantG. Pointlessly talkativeH. Talkative like the chatter of childrenI. Lacking depth and substanceJ. Using and excess of wordsK. To speak indistinctly