Vocabulary 4

Abbreviate : to communicate something in short form.

                   eg: USA is an abbreviated form of the United States of America

Acronym is also used similar to Abbreviate ie..

                    eg:  USA is an acronym of the United States of America
                          UNO is an acronym of United Nations Organization 

Abbreviate come from the root word Brevity (noun), Brief (adjective)-[telling something in short, precise or concise manner without loosing its essense]

                    eg: Its a brief passage or a brief speech.
                         He is known for his brevity.

Synonyms-

Pithy- derived from the word pith, a botanical word. When a plant stem is cut, the central part is called pith
               
                     eg: His communication is Pithy [very direct, comes to the main (central) point]

 

 2) Compendium (noun) : complete in depth information but as precise as possible, especially in the form of a book

     Compendious (adjective)
               
                     eg: He is known for his compendious speeches.

                          I am working on a compendium of Indian presidents and their achievements.

3) Abstract- It consists of two different meanings.
  
         a) (as a noun) Summary or broad overview- eg: an abstract of the thesis
         b) (as an adjective) not clear, existing in thought or as an idea but not having a physical or concrete existence.  eg: an abstract art.

4) Curt, Terse - short and abrupt, little bit rude.
          
       eg: A = how to do this assignment ?
            B= sorry, I have work now, I will help you ASAP (polite way)
            B= I dont know (curt way)
           
                     eg: His reply was curt.

- Some persons who are brief in conversation or hardly speak, reserved can be called as a Laconic, taciturn, reticent

-------words long communications-----------

prolix - very long, tediously lengthy eg: My friend wrote a prolix letter to me.

garrulous - excessively talkative eg: a Garrulous cab driver.

chatterbox - one who talks a lot eg: syd is a chatterbox.

verbose, loquacious, voluble

------speech which is indirect------

 Tortuous - with full of twists and turns
       
          eg: I took a tortuous road
               A tortuous argument
         
          A - who is she??
          B - She's my wife (direct way)
          B - She's my son's mom (tortuous way)

Tangent - eg: tangential talk (keep on talking other than important point)
            
Circumlocution - talking round and round.


Abeyance - a state of temporary suspension, indecisive phase, unable to decide.

               eg: My promotion is kept in Abeyance

synonyms - Stalemate, Impasse, Deadlock, Checkmate
- All these words indicate that there is no further progress.

Impasse is often confused with PASSE

Passe- out of fashion eg: wearing those clothes is passe
                                     your attitude is passe

Fad - temporary fashion or short lived fashion.
                                 eg: fad diet (short term or temporary diet to reduce weight)

Vogue - prevailing fashion, popular.
                                eg: wearing this type of handbag is in vogue today.
                                     This period saw a vogue for Japanese painting.