Lesson 1 Using Few Words or Being Quiet - Lesson 9 Cheapness or Care with Spending Money

Sep 28, 2026

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A set of lesson word lists teaching precise English vocabulary grouped by themes. Lesson 1 focuses on brevity and quietness, contrasting concise, laconic, succinct, and taciturn with quiescent and reticent. Lesson 2 and 3 cover speaking styles and expressions of superiority, including eloquence, verbose, grandiloquent, and arrogance. Later lessons address dullness, conflict reduction, agreeable behavior, quarrelling and hostility, generosity, and careful spending through practical definitions and contrasts.

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Reading Time33 min

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Lesson 1 Using Few Words or Being Quiet

Lesson 2 Speaking

Lesson 3 Feeling Superior

Lesson 4 Unoriginal, Dull, Played Out

Lesson 5 Lessening Pain, Tension, and/ or Conflict

Lesson 6 Friendly and Agreeable

Lesson 7 Quarreling, Fighting, and Bitter Feelings

Lesson 8 Generosity in Spending Money or Time, or Showing Concern for Others

Lesson 9 Cheapness or Care with Spending Money

Lesson 1 Using Few Words or Being Quiet 􀁸 brevity n. briefness or conciseness in speech or writing 􀁸 concise adj. using few words in speaking and writing 􀁸 laconic adj. using few words in speech 􀁸 pithy adj. brief and full of meaning and substance; concise 􀁸 quiescent adj. quiet; still; inactive 􀁸 reticent adj. not talking much; reserved 􀁸 succinct adj. clearly and briefly stated; concise 􀁸 taciturn adj. silent; sparing of words; close-mouthed 􀁸 terse adj. using only the words needed to make the point; concise Lesson 2 Speaking 􀁸 circumlocution n. speaking in circles; roundabout speech 􀁸 colloquial adj. pertaining to common everyday speech; conversational 􀁸 diffuse adj. spread out, not concise; wordy 􀁸 digress vb. to wander off from the subject or topic spoken about 􀁸 eloquence n. artful ease with speaking that impacts people’s feelings 􀁸 garrulous adj. talkative; loquacious 􀁸 grandiloquent adj. using big and fancy words when speaking for the purpose of impressing others 􀁸 loquacious adj. very talkative; liking to talk; garrulous 􀁸 prattle vb. to speak on and on in a senseless and silly manner; to talk foolishly 􀁸 rant vb. to talk very loudly, even wildly 􀁸 rhetorical adj. relating to speech that is used to persuade or have some effect; insincere in expression 􀁸 verbose adj. using too many words; wordy; long-winded 􀁸 voluble adj. talking a great deal with ease; glib Lesson 3 Feeling Superior 􀁸 arrogant adj. overbearing; proud; haughty 􀁸 braggart n. on who boasts a great deal 􀁸 complacent adj. self-satisfied; smug 􀁸 contemptuous adj. lacking respect; scornful 􀁸 disdainful adj. full of bitter scorn and pride; aloof 􀁸 egotistical adj. excessively self-absorbed; very conceited 􀁸 haughty adj. having a great pride in oneself and dislike for others 􀁸 insolent adj. boldly disrespectful in speech or behavior; rude 􀁸 narcissist adj. or n. having to do with extreme self-adoration 􀁸 ostentatious adj. having to do with showing off; pretentious 􀁸 presumptuous adj. too forward or bold; overstepping proper bounds 􀁸 pretentious adj. claiming or pretending increased importance or grandness 􀁸 supercilious adj. looking down on others; proud and scornful 􀁸 swagger vb. to walk around in a proud, showy manner Lesson 4 Unoriginal, Dull, Played Out 􀁸 banal adj. dull or stale because of overuse; trite; hackneyed 􀁸 cliché n. an idea or expression that has become stale due to overuse 􀁸 derivative adj. unoriginal; taken from something already existing 􀁸 hackneyed adj. made commonplace by overuse; trite 􀁸 insipid adj. lacking flavor or taste; unexciting 􀁸 lackluster adj. lacking vitality, energy, or brightness; boring 􀁸 mundane adj. commonplace; ordinary 􀁸 platitude n. an obvious remark uttered as if it were original 􀁸 prosaic adj. dull; commonplace 􀁸 trite adj. unoriginal and stale due to overuse 􀁸 vapid adj. lacking freshness and zest; flat; stale Lesson 5 Lessening Pain, Tension, and/ or Conflict 􀁸 allay vb. to lessen fear; to calm; to relieve pain 􀁸 alleviate vb. to lessen pain or tension 􀁸 ameliorate vb. to make better; to lessen pain, difficulty, or tension 􀁸 appease vb. to make tranquil, especially by giving into demands; pacify 􀁸 assuage vb. to alleviate; to lessen pain or conflict; pacify 􀁸 conciliate vb. to win a person over through special considerations or persuasive methods 􀁸 mediate vb. to act as a go-between in settling conflicts or disputes 􀁸 mitigate vb. to make or become less severe; to lesson pain or damage 􀁸 mollify vb. to pacify, soothe, or appease; to make less severe or violent 􀁸 pacify vb. to calm; to make peaceful; to restore to a tranquil state 􀁸 placate vb. to make calm; to soothe 􀁸 quell vb. to pacify; to subdue; to quiet down Lesson 6 Friendly and Agreeable 􀁸 affable adj. easy to talk to; easy to approach, friendly; kind; amiable 􀁸 amiable adj. friendly, kind 􀁸 amicable adj. showing goodwill; pea

FAQs

What vocabulary themes are covered across the lessons?

The lessons group vocabulary by themes such as brevity and quietness, speaking styles, feeling superior, dull or overused ideas, reducing conflict, friendly behavior, hostility, generosity, and careful spending.

How does the document define words about speaking?

It contrasts concise speaking terms with wordy or circular speech, including circumlocution and verbose, and also includes persuasive or insincere rhetorical language.

What topics do the lessons on conflict and social behavior address?

They focus on vocabulary for calming or easing pain and disputes, plus words describing friendliness, agreeableness, quarrelling, and antagonism.

Sep 28, 2026

Uploaded by Sarah