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Psittacism
(NOUN) SIT-UH-SIZ-UH M Mechanical, repetitive and meaningless speech Mechanical or repetitive speech like a parrot Psittacism- automatic speech without thought of the meaning of the words spoken
Usage: Psittacism is not recommended if you wish to be a public speaker as you need to know the art of being spontaneous
Laconic
(Adjective): expressing much in few words; concise Brief; concise; using very few words
Usage: During the laconic phone call, the divorcing spouses only said what was absolutely necessary
Usage: To save our valuable time, give me a laconic explanation of what happened
Petrous
(Adjective): PET-TRUH S Like a stone especially in hardness Petrous- of stony hardness Of or relating to the dense hard portion of the temporal bone that forms a protective case for the inner ear
Usage: Don’t be too petrous on the person who helped you
Oenophile
(Noun): Ee-nuh-fahyl A person who enjoys wines, usually as a connoisseur
Usage: Over the years, the oenophile had gathered quite a collection of wine bottles
Usage: Being an oenophile, the man enjoyed visiting wineries and went to tasting events every chance he got
Coterie
(NOUN) KOH-TUH-REE A group of people who associate closely Coterie: a group of individuals who hang out together for a certain reason
Usage: The PM’s coterie of advisers was unable to offer him a solution to the national problem
Usage: With his latest novel, Praneet hopes to reach a whole new coterie of readers
Propinquity
(Noun) PRO-PIN-Qui-ty The state of being close to someone or something Nearness in place or time
Usage: Since Praneet and Neerja grew up in close propinquity, it is not surprising they played together as children
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