35. WPME p. 258
laconia
sparta
-ness
noun suffix
-ism
noun suffix
-ity
noun suffix
e-, ex-
out
-ent
adj suffix
-ence
noun suffix
grandis
grand
verbum
word
volvo, volutus
to roll
garrio
to chatter
animus
mind
-fy
to make
-tude
noun suffix
opus
work
opero
to work
-al
adj suffix
-ary
adj suffix
-ize
verb suffix
laconicity
great economy in speech
eloquence
great, artistic, or emotional expressiveness
magniloquence
floweriness, pompousness, or elegance in
speech
verbosity
wordiness
volubility
fluency, ease, and/or rapidity of speech
garrulity
incessant chatter with little meaning
magnum opus
great artistic work; masterpiece
magnate
big wheel; important or influential person
revolution
“a rolling round”; radical change; political
upheaval
evolution
a gradual unfolding or development; “a
rolling out”
cogency
persuasiveness through logic; keenmindedness in reason
laconism
pithiness or economy of expression; word
or phrase packed with meaning
verbiage
wordiness; style or manner of using words;
type of words
verbalize
to put into words
verbal
referring or pertaining to, or involving,
words; oral, rather than written
verbatim
word for word
revolutionary
causing, or resulting from, radical change;
new and totally different
evolutionary
resulting or developing gradually from
(something)
garandiloquent
using flossy, flowery, elegant, or
impressive phraseology
eloquent
expressive; emotionally moving
magnanimous
big-hearted; generous, forgiving
Is laconicism characteristic of a verbose speaker?
no
Does a magniloquent speaker use short, simple words?
no
Does a frog evolve from a tadpole?
yes
Is an eloquent speaker interesting to listen to?
yes
Do verbose people use a lot of verbiage?
yes
Is volubility characteristic of an inarticulate person?
no
Does verbosity show a careful and economical use of words?
no
Does verbosity show a careful and economical use of words?
no
Is a magnun opus one of the lesser works of a writer, artist, or composer?
no
Is a magnanimous person selfish and petty-minded
no
gradually unfolding, resulting, or developing (adj.)
evolutionary
causing, or resulting from, radical change (adj.)
revolutionary
quality of conciseness and economy in the use of words
3–laconism, laconicism, laconicity, or laconicness
expressiveness in the use of words
eloquence
turn round and round
revolve
important person, as in the commercial world
magnate
unselfish; generous; noble in motive; big-hearted; forgiving
magnanimous
using words easily; vocal; articulate; referring to, or involving, words; oral, rather than
written
verbal
style of word usage; type of words; overabundance of words
verbiage
wordiness; quality of using excess words
verbosity
elegance in word usage
–magniloquence or grandiloquence,
quality of chattering on and on about trivia, or with little meaning
garrulity
fluency and ease in speech
volubility
word for word
verbatim
masterpiece; great artistic work
magnum opus
persuasiveness and forcefulness in speech or writing through closely reasoned logic
cogency