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

Samples of circumlocution
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.

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

Samples of rend
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.



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

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



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

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



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

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



   
Description of prattle (verb)
to babble while speaking

Samples of prattle
The toddler does more prattling than talking.



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

Samples of bode
The storm bode that we would not reach our destination.



   
Description of biennial (adjective)
happening every two years

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



   
Description of eloquence (noun)
ability to speak well

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



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

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



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