SYNONYM
consensus
conformist
cruelty
clemency
pompous: grandiloquent:________ : eloquent
bombastic
Although Anita is well liked, she is a bit too _______ to be a good listener.
loquacious
It is (pertaining to speech) pompous and blustery, with little meaning.
bombastic
reproach
censure
foreword
epilogue
diverse: interdisciplinary: _______: narrow
eclectic
The skit was a ______ jab at the gridlocked congress.
satiric
It means articulate and well spoken.
Eloquent
Logical
coherent
profundity
Platitude
persuasive: well spoken: _________: inarticulate
eloquent
She was surprisingly ______ about attending her own birthday party.
ambivalent
It means imitative of someone else’s work and therefore unoriginal.
Derivative
paradox
irony
indifferent
poignant
reminiscent: vivid: ________: unsophisticated
evocative
I'd rather be an individualist than a ________.
conformist
It means inclined to use very few words.
Laconic
disdain
contempt
exult
lament
sentimentality: sappiness: ________: impassiveness
melodrama
Her ______ for Mr. Jones was so deep that she would not even acknowledge his presence.
contempt
It is pertaining to informal, conversational speech
Colloquial