Cat Got Your Tongue?
using few words in speaking or writing
What is concise?
to talk very loudly, even wildly; rave
What is rant?
overbearing; proud; haughty
What is arrogant?
lacking vitality, energy, or brightness; boring
What is lackluster?
to calm; to make peaceful
What is pacify?
brief and full of meaning and substance
What is pithy?
to wander off from the subject or topic spoken about
What is digress?
What is swagger?
unoriginal and stale due to overuse
What is trite?
to act as a go-between in settling conflicts or disputes between people or opposing sides
What is mediate?
using only the words that are needed to make the point; sometimes considered rude
What is terse?
relating to speech that is used to persuade or have some effect
What is rhetorical?
excessively self-absorbed; very conceited
What is egotistical?
an idea or expression that has become stale due to overuse
What is cliche?
to alleviate; to lessen pain or conflict; pacify
What is assuage?
not talking much; reserved
What is reticent?
using language in a pompous, showy way; speaking to impress others
What is bombastic?
having to do with showing off; pretentious
What is ostentatious?
unoriginal; taken from something already existing
What is derivative?
to lessen pain or discomfort
What is alleviate?
quiet, still, inactive
What is quiescent?
using big and fancy words when speaking for the purpose of impressing others
What is grandiloquent?
looking down on others; proud and scornful
What is supercilious?
lacking flavor or taste; unexciting
What is insipid?
to make better; to lessen pain, difficulty, or tension
What is ameliorate?