VCR D - L8
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- CLAMO
- (L) to cry out, to shout
- acclamation
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n. 1. applause; enthusiastic
2. an oral vote, especially an enthusiastic vote of approval - clamor
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n. a loud outcry, especially in protest
v. to insist or exclaim - declaim
- v. to speak loudly or passionately
- FORUM
- (L) forum, a place out of doors
- forensic
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adj. referring to legal proceedings or formal debate or rehitoric
n. the study or practice of formal debate - LINGUA
- (L) speech, tongue, language
- lingo
- n. unfamiliar language; a dialect or special jargon
- lingua franca
- n. a language used by people who do not speak a common tongue; usually combines aspects of different languages; also called pidgin
- linguist
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n. 1. a person who speaks several languages; a polyglot
2. a person who studies linguistics, the structure - LOQUOR
- (L) to speak
- circumlocution
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n. 1. the use of many words when a few would do
2. evasive talk; roundabout expression - colloquium
- n. a meeting for discussion, especially in an academic setting
- locution
- n. a word or expression; phraseology
- loquacious
- adj. very talkative
- VERBUM
- (L) word
- proverbial
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adj. 1. of or like a wise or witty folksaying
2. well-known; notorious; frequently spoken of - verbatim
- adj. word for word; exactly in the same words
- verbose
- adj. wordy; using excessive words