Root Word Slide 1 Short • Succinct – Terse, expressed briefly and clearly He gave a succinct overview of the project A pocket dictionary that provides succinct explanations for the words • Pithy – Brief but full of meaning Pithy comment/observation/saying • Concise – Giving lot of information in few words A clear and concise account of the accident A concise article on violence in the media • Brief – Lasting only short time, short A brief conversation/discussion/meeting/visit/delay His life was brief – Giving lot of information in few words A brief account of the accident – To give sb detailed information or instructions in order to prepare Air commander briefed the bomber crew on their dangerous mission. • Wordy – Using or expressed in too many words • Verbose – Using or containing more words than are needed A verbose speaker/speech/style • Prolix – Using too many words therefore boring to listen to or read A prolix speaker • Fluent – Able to speak or write accurately and easily Fluent in English and German – Able to perform an action smoothly and easily Fluent dancer/musician
Posted on: Tue, 16 Jul 2013 07:06:27 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015