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Definition of circumlocution (noun)
roundabout or indirect way of speaking; verbosity

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The man's speech contained so much circumlocution that I was unsure of the point he was trying to make.
The child made a long speech using circumlocution to avoid stating that it was she who had knocked over the lamp.

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Definition of rend (verb)
to rip or pull from; to split with violence; to disturb with a sharp noise; to tear

Examples
The kidnapper rent the newborn baby from the arms of its mother as she was leaving the hospital.
A freakish water spout rent the fishing boat in half.
Every morning, the 5:47 local out of New Brunswick rends the dawn's silence with its air horn.

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Definition of pellucid (adjective)
transparent; intelligible; lucid; clear; understandable

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The pellucid material was not an adequate shield from the sun.

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Definition of parse (verb)
to separate (a sentence or word) into parts and describe the function of each

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An English teacher may ask a student to parse a sentence.

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Definition of percussion (noun)
striking one object against another; rapping

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The loud percussion of the hunter's gunshot startled the birds.

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Definition of prattle (verb)
to babble while speaking

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The toddler does more prattling than talking.

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Definition of bode (verb)
to foretell something; to portend

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The storm bode that we would not reach our destination.

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Definition of biennial (adjective)
happening every two years

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The biennial journal's influence seemed only magnified by its infrequent publication.

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Definition of eloquence (noun)
ability to speak well

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The speaker's eloquence was attributed to his articulate manner of speaking.

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Definition of catalyst (noun)
anything which creates a situation in which change can occur

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The low pressure system was the catalyst for the nor'easter.

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