Bucket 74 — Talkativeness vs Brevity

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Revision bucket (all 5 repeat). Perfect for describing the style of a précis or a political speech. Talkative: garrulous, loquacious, verbose. Brief: laconic, taciturn.

1. GARRULOUS (adj.) 🔁

• Urdu: فضول گو · excessively talkative · Syn: chatty · Ant: taciturn · Full entry → Bucket 2

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2. LACONIC (adj.) 🔁

• Urdu: کم گو · using very few words · Syn: terse · Ant: verbose · Full entry → Bucket 2

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3. LOQUACIOUS (adj.) 🔁

• Urdu: باتونی · talkative · Syn: voluble · Ant: reticent · Full entry → Bucket 2

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4. TACITURN (adj.) 🔁

• Urdu: خاموش طبع · habitually silent · Syn: reserved · Ant: garrulous · Full entry → Bucket 5

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5. VERBOSE (adj.) 🔁

• Urdu: طویل اور بے جا الفاظ والا · wordy · Syn: prolix · Ant: concise · Full entry → Bucket 19

✍️ Précis rule of thumb

The examiner wants a laconic précis, not a verbose one. A garrulous summary that repeats the author's examples loses marks; keep one-third of the length and every key idea.