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