Words Describing Types of Speech

Dr. Ravi P. Reddy (India)
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  1. abstruse
    difficult to understand
  2. blandishment
    flattery intended to persuade
  3. blasphemy
    profane language
  4. bruit
    tell or spread rumors
  5. cacophony
    loud confusing disagreeable sounds
  6. circumlocution
    an indirect way of expressing something
  7. cliche
    a trite or obvious remark
  8. doggerel
    a comic verse of irregular measure
  9. dyslexia
    impaired ability to learn to read
  10. equivocal
    open to two or more interpretations
  11. euphemism
    an inoffensive expression substituted for an offensive one
  12. garrulous
    full of trivial conversation
  13. harangue
    a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion
  14. invective
    abusive language used to express blame or censure
  15. inveigh
    complain bitterly
  16. jabber
    talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner
  17. paean
    a hymn of praise
  18. panegyric
    formally expressing praise
  19. platitude
    a trite or obvious remark
  20. prolix
    tediously prolonged or tending to speak or write at length
  21. raucous
    unpleasantly loud and harsh
  22. sententious
    concise and full of meaning
  23. verbiage
    overabundance of words
Created on Wed Feb 13 10:03:40 EST 2013 (updated Wed Feb 13 10:36:20 EST 2013)

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