34. WPME p. 250
taceo
to be silent
-ent
adj suffix
-ence, -ency
Noun suffix
loquor
to speak
solus
alone
venter, ventris
belly
-ic
adj suffix
-ous
adj suffix
con-, col-, com-, cor-
with, together
-al
adj suffix
-ism
Noun suffix
taciturnity
unwillingness to engage in conversation
tacitness
state of being understood though not
actually expressed
reticence
unwillingness to talk, or disclose, out of
fear, shyness, reserve, etc.
loquacity
talkativeness
soliloquy
talking, or a speech, “to oneself”
ventriloquism
art of throwing one’s voice
colloquialism
informal expression used in everyday
conversation
circumlocution
a talking around; method of talking
indirectly or in a roundabout way
A tacit understanding is put into words.
F
Inhibited people are seldom reticent about expressing anger.
F
A soliloquist expresses his thoughts aloud.
T
A ventriloquistic performance on stage involves a dummy who appears to be talking.
T
A colloquial style of writing is ungrammatical.
F
Circumlocutory speech is direct and forthright.
F
Inarticulate people are generally given to loquaciousness.
F
A soliloquy is a dialogue.
F
to speak to oneself
soliloquize
to throw one’s voice
ventriloquize
unwillingness to engage in conversation
–taciturnity
unspoken
-tacit
referring to an indirect, roundabout style of expression (adj.)
circumlocutory
suitable for informal conversation
colloquial
talkativeness
–loquaciousness or loquacity,
reluctance to express one’s feelings or thoughts
reticence or reticency
a speech to oneself, especially in a play
–soliloquy,
an indirect, roundabout expression
-circumlocution