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A Repertoire of Eloquence
I am a stock, a repertoire if you will,
A way to mesmerize people with your skill.
If you had a good inventory of me, you'd say 'abbreviated' instead of 'short',
And when someone asks you how the food is, you'd say 'delectable' instead of 'nice and hot'!
You'd roll words out effortlessly, flatter all with your diction;
You'd switch wonderfully between fact and fiction.
People would enjoy listening to you talk, wondering what new word you'd employ today;
Perhaps it might be 'surreptitious', but you won't say!
So tell me, what could this stock possibly be,
That makes a literary genius out of you and me?
A way to mesmerize people with your skill.
If you had a good inventory of me, you'd say 'abbreviated' instead of 'short',
And when someone asks you how the food is, you'd say 'delectable' instead of 'nice and hot'!
You'd roll words out effortlessly, flatter all with your diction;
You'd switch wonderfully between fact and fiction.
People would enjoy listening to you talk, wondering what new word you'd employ today;
Perhaps it might be 'surreptitious', but you won't say!
So tell me, what could this stock possibly be,
That makes a literary genius out of you and me?
Answer
VocabularyImproving and maintaining your vocabulary helps immensely to articulate your thoughts perfectly and properly. No matter what the language, it's always wonderful to learn new words belonging to it and eventually employ them in day-to-day usage.
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Another excellent teaser. Well written, but of course it should be to contain such eloquence.
ahhhh i was totally off on that one. you got me there brain nice one
thought it was a thesaurus.
I thought it was a thesaurus too! And you are dead on, about increasing one's vocabulary! Love it.
Irreproachable mystification.
I really enjoyed it. very well spoken.. smiles.. keep up the great work!
I thought that it was a book. Close one I must add!
I also thought along the lines of a thesaurus. Well, Brainster, not only do you write some great teasers, but you have a very good vocabulary as well!
Yes, I thought it was a thesaurus too! But an intriguing, erudite teaser for this esoteric group!
Golly, gee, and neat, and wow.
Even me got long words now.
Even me got long words now.
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