REA 2505- Chapter 13

using as few words as possible; to the point; concise

• bombastic

• laconic

• scanty

• articulate

using high- sounding language without much meaning; overblown

• bombastic

• articulate

• subjugate

• delineat

tending to win over or to calm by agreeing to demands; soothing

• diffident

• acquiesce

• conciliatory

• scanty

barely sufficient; inadequate

• laconic

• belittle

• scanty

• bombastic

to describe or represent in words or pictures; portray

• subjugate

• diffident

• acquiesce

• delineate

to consent without protest; comply; assent

• acquiesce

• belittle

• subjugate

• conciliatory

to make something seem less worthy or less important; disparage

• scanty

• belittle

• articulate

• laconic

to bring under control; enslave; conquer

• bombastic

• diffident

• delineate

• subjugate

well spoken

• diffident

• laconic

• articulate

• scanty

lacking self-confidence; timid

• articulate

• diffident

• bombastic

• conciliatory