For the Week ending 04/23/10
Directions: Choose the word that matches with the definition and appropriately fits into the blank space in the sentence.
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to make a definite or systematic statement of; announce, proclaim; articulation; correctly pronounce
One who is intoxicated may be difficult to understand if he doesn't _______ clearly. |
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relating to a nonstandard language or dialect of a place, region, or country; the mode of expression of a group or class
Protestantism was a driving force for the bible to be translated from Latin into the _______ language. |
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the art of speaking in public eloquently or effectively
Cicero was good at _______, the art of swaying an audience by eloquent speech. |
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marked by or using an excess of words
_______ writing, when ornate and flowery is known as purple prose. |
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a dialect other than the standard; the characteristic special language of an occupational or social group: jargon
In France, _______ has been used to describe non-Parisian French. |