Across
- 5. artful ease with speaking that impacts people’s feelings
- 6. to wander off from the subject or topic spoken about
- 9. not talking much; reserved
- 12. adj. very talkative; liking to talk;
- 13. talking a great deal with ease
- 14. pertaining to common everyday speech; conversational
- 17. relating to speech that is used to persuade
- 18. brief and full of meaning and substance; concise
- 21. to speak on and on in a senseless and silly manner;
Down
- 1. using big and fancy words when speaking for the purpose
- 2. quiet; still; inactive
- 3. speaking in circles; roundabout speech
- 4. clearly and briefly stated; concise
- 7. talkative; loquacious
- 8. using too many words; wordy; long-winded
- 10. to talk very loudly, even wildly
- 11. using few words in speaking and writing
- 15. using few words in speech
- 16. briefness or conciseness in speech or writing
- 19. silent; sparing of words; close-mouthed
- 20. using only the words needed to make the point; concise