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