Vocabulary Quiz

brevity n. briefness or conciseness in speech or writing

concise adj. using few words in speaking and writing

laconic adj. using few words in speech

pithy adj. brief and full of meaning and substance; concise

colloquial adj. pertaining to common everyday speech; conversational

diffuse adj. spread out, not concise; wordy

digress vb. to wander off from the subject or topic spoken about

eloquence n. artful ease with speaking that impacts people's feelings

rant vb. to talk very loudly, even wildly

verbose adj. using too many words; wordy; long-winded