1
n. roundabout or indirect way of speaking; verbosity
n. roundabout or indirect way of speaking; verbosity
(*) eradication
(*) circumlocution
(*) pedagogue
(*) spendthrift
2
v. to rip or pull from; to split with violence; to disturb with a sharp noise; to tear
v. to rip or pull from; to split with violence; to disturb with a sharp noise; to tear
(*) emanate
(*) codify
(*) discriminate
(*) rend
3
adj. transparent; intelligible; lucid; clear; understandable
adj. transparent; intelligible; lucid; clear; understandable
(*) miscreant
(*) pellucid
(*) rabid
(*) erratic
4
v. to separate (a sentence or word) into parts and describe the function of each
v. to separate (a sentence or word) into parts and describe the function of each
(*) foist
(*) cavil
(*) trek
(*) parse
5
n. striking one object against another; rapping
n. striking one object against another; rapping
(*) percussion
(*) circumlocution
(*) abnegation
(*) equinox
6
v. to babble while speaking
v. to babble while speaking
(*) disperse
(*) plumb
(*) dissemble
(*) prattle
7
v. to foretell something; to portend
v. to foretell something; to portend
(*) diverge
(*) condone
(*) bode
(*) subsume
8
adj. happening every two years
adj. happening every two years
(*) painstaking
(*) biennial
(*) synthetic
(*) indulgent
9
n. ability to speak well
n. ability to speak well
(*) subtlety
(*) eloquence
(*) itinerary
(*) authoritarian
10
n. anything which creates a situation in which change can occur
n. anything which creates a situation in which change can occur
(*) parity
(*) quiescence
(*) diminutive
(*) catalyst
