Multiple choice Directions: Select the option closest in meaning to the word in Capitals. LOQUACITY: grandiloquence brevity periphrasis talkativeness clarity Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself D Correct answer Explanation LOQUACITY is excessive talking or talkativeness .....grandiloquence is using grand or pompous words and periphrasis is roundabout way of talking. So, word similar in meaning to loquacity is talkativeness.