Articulate Adjective \ är-ˈti-kyə-lət \ Expressing oneself readily, The top student in

clearly, and effectively our class was very

articulate with her
presentation, that
our English teacher
gave her a high
score.
Bravado Noun \ brə-ˈvä-(ˌ)dō \ Blustering swaggering The angry customer
conduct stood up and
voiced his
complaints with a
loud bravado.
Effusive Adjective \ i-ˈfyü-siv , e-, -ziv \ Marked by the expression of He gave an effusive
great or excessive emotion or praise for his son
enthusiasm who performed at
the stage.
Garrulous Adjective \ ˈger-ə-ləs , ˈga-rə- Pointlessly or annoyingly She meets her
also ˈger-yə- \ talkative garrulous sister
while walking in the
street.
Glib Adjective \ ˈglib \ Showing little forethought or My classmate gave
preparation a glib answer to the
question our
teacher asked.
Histrionic Noun \ ˌhi-strē-ˈä-nik \ Overly dramatic or emotional Pregnant women
can be quite
histrionic at certain
times.
Laconic Adjective \ lə-ˈkä-nik \ Using or involving the use of I noticed that she is
a minimum of words quite laconic when
writing essays.
Polemic Noun \ pə-ˈle-mik \ An aggressive attack on or The book she is
refutation of the opinions or reading is polemic
principles of another against the
inequalities of our
society.
Trite Adjective \ ˈtrīt \ Not fresh or original The lyrics of the
song she
comsposed was too
trite to be taken
seriously.
Verbosity Noun \ (ˌ)vər-ˈbä-sə-tē\ The use of too many words His verbosity is
becoming annoying
nowadays.