Multiple choice

Directions: For the following question, select the option which is the most OPPOSITE in meaning to the key word:

BREVILOQUENCE

  1. staid

  2. taciturnity

  3. enticing

  4. loquacious

  5. periphrasis

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
E Correct answer
Explanation

Breviloquence means a brief and pertinent mode of speaking. Periphrasis means the use of many words where one or a few would do; roundabout way of speaking or writing; circumlocution. Loquacious means very talkative; fond of talking; which will not serve as the antonym for Breviloquence as it highlights the intensity, and our expectation is mode of speech. Hence, (E) is the answer.

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