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  • 91readiness — [n] skill; eagerness address, adroitness, alacrity, aptness, deftness, dexterity, dispatch, ease, eloquence, expedience, expedition, facility, fitness, fluency, good will, handiness, inclination, keenness, maturity, preparation, preparedness,… …

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  • 92voluble — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ speaking or spoken incessantly and fluently. DERIVATIVES volubility noun volubly adverb. ORIGIN originally in senses «rotating about an axis» and «tending to change»: from Latin volvere to roll …

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  • 93volubly — voluble ► ADJECTIVE ▪ speaking or spoken incessantly and fluently. DERIVATIVES volubility noun volubly adverb. ORIGIN originally in senses «rotating about an axis» and «tending to change»: from Latin volvere to roll …

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  • 94voluble — [väl′yə bəl] adj. [Fr < L volubilis, easily turned about < volutus, pp. of volvere, to roll, turn about: see WALK] 1. characterized by a great flow of words; talking much and easily; talkative, glib, etc. 2. Rare rolling easily on an axis;… …

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  • 95communicativeness — noun the trait of being communicative • Ant: ↑uncommunicativeness • Derivationally related forms: ↑communicative • Hypernyms: ↑trait • Hyponyms: ↑frankness, ↑ …

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  • 96garrulousness — noun the quality of being wordy and talkative • Syn: ↑garrulity, ↑loquaciousness, ↑loquacity, ↑talkativeness • Derivationally related forms: ↑talkative (for: ↑talkativeness), ↑ …

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  • 97voluble — adj. 1 speaking or spoken vehemently, incessantly, or fluently (voluble spokesman; voluble excuses). 2 Bot. twisting round a support, twining. Derivatives: volubility n. volubleness n. volubly adv. Etymology: F voluble or L volubilis f. volvere… …

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  • 98volubleness — noun ( es) : volubility * * * volubilˈity or volˈubleness noun • • • Main Entry: ↑voluble …

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  • 99flu|en|cy — «FLOO uhn see», noun. 1. a smooth, easy flow: »The orator had great fluency of speech. [She] danced with her usual fine fluency (New York Times). 2. easy, rapid speaking or writing: »His fluency had no great depth. SYNONYM(S): volubility …

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  • 100log|or|rhe|a — «LG uh REE uh, LOG », noun. 1. the habit of talking too much. 2. a great flow of words. 3. excessive volubility accompanying some forms of insanity. ╂[< Greek lógos word + rheîn to flow] …

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