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KEY: 1–banality, 2–somniferous or sopori c, 3–insomnious, 4–articulate, 5–avuncular, 6–
ventral, 7–dorsal, 8–endorse, 9–vociferate, 10–insomniac, 11–somnolent, 12–
somnambulist, 13–ambulatory, 14–amble, 15–preamble, 16–inarticulateness

CHAPTER REVIEW

A. Do you recognize the words?

1. Disinclined to conversation:
(a) loquacious, (b) laconic, (c) taciturn
2. Trite:

(a) inarticulate, (b) banal, (c) verbose
3. Rapid and fluent:
(a) voluble, (b) verbose, (c) garrulous

4. Forceful and compelling:
(a) vociferous, (b) cogent, (c) laconic
5. Unspoken:

(a) verbatim, (b) eloquent, (c) tacit
6. Using elegant and impressive words:
(a) verbose, (b) grandiloquent, (c) colloquial

7. Back:
(a) dorsal, (b) ventral, (c) somniferous
8. Sleep-inducing:

(a) soporific, (b) somnolent, (c) ventral
9. Inability to fall asleep:
(a) somnambulism, (b) ambulatory, (c) insomnia

10. Talkativeness:
(a) reticence, (b) ventriloquism, (c) loquacity
11. Expressing indirectly or in a roundabout way:

(a) circumlocutory, (b) colloquial, (c) laconic
12. Elegance in expression:
(a) magniloquence, (b) grandiloquence, (c) verbiage

13. Wordiness:
(a) laconism, (b) cogency, (c) verbosity
14. Big-hearted, generous, unselfish:

(a) grandiloquent, (b) magnanimous, (c) garrulous
15. Causing radical changes: