TOEFL Vocabulary #19

loud and unpleasant:
I heard the raucous call of the crows.
Raucous laughter came from the next room.
The party was becoming rather raucous.

raucous: /ˈrɑː.kəs/ (adj)
raucously (adv) - raucousness (n)

the quality of having a pleasant sound:
The poet has chosen her words more for euphony than factual accuracy.

using very few words to express what you mean:
She had a laconic wit.
“I might,” was the laconic reply.

laconic: /ləˈkɑː.nɪk/ (adj) 
laconically (adv)

clearly expressed and easy to understand: 
She gave a clear and lucid account of her plans for the company's future.
The drugs she's taking make her drowsy and confused, but there are times when she's quite lucid.

unwilling to speak about your thoughts or feelings:
Most of the students were reticent about answering questions.
At first she was reticent, but later she relaxed and was more forthcoming.

reticent: /ˈret̬.ə.sənt/ (adj)
reticence (n) - reticently (adv)

having a deep, pleasant sound:
a sonorous voice
He has a sonorous, reassuring voice and seems to be, by all accounts, a very decent man.

sonorous: /ˈsɑː.nɚ.əs/ (adj)
sonorously (adv)

said in a clear and short way; expressing what needs to be said without unnecessary words:
Keep your letter succinct and to the point.

succinct: /səkˈsɪŋkt/ (adj)
succinctly (adv) - succinctness (n)

tending not to speak much:
He's a reserved, taciturn person.
He was always quiet, reserved, and taciturn.

using or containing more words than are necessary:
a verbose explanation/report/speech/style
He was a notoriously verbose after-dinner speaker.

verbose: /vɚˈboʊs/ (adj)
verbosely (adv) - verbosity:/vɚˈbɑː.sə.t̬i/ (n)

Someone who is loquacious talks a lot.
I just think hip-hop is a lot more brash, a lot more bold, a lot more loquacious.

loquacious:  /loʊˈkweɪ.ʃəs/ (adj)
loquaciously (adv)