v. To pronouce clearly and carefully, to express in words.

Unable to articulate her discomfort, the infant just bawled in hopes that her diaper would be changed.

adj. Having to do with conversation; characterisitc of conversation as opposed to formal speech writing. 

Shivali had learned formal English in school and found it difficult at first to understand colloquial speech.

v. To express disapproval of; belittle; deplore; to protest against.

It is not unusal for candidates in a debate to deprecate their opponents' views on major issues.

n. A thundering verbal attack; a bitter, abusive denunciation.

The protesters vicious diatribe against conspicious consumption was captured on film and played on the evening news.

Communication by words; conversation; a formal spoken or written discussion of a subject.

The advanced literature students were asked to prepare discourses on Charles' Dickens symbolic use of food in Great Expectations. 

v. zto disclose something private or previously unknown.

Artemis divuloged to her classmates that Clementine would announce her candidacy for president of the Student Council the next day.

adj. Pleasing to the ear, melodious.

While some preferred artsists with raspy voices, Serge was drawn to the dulcet tones of Sade.

v. To draw out or evoke; to arrive bty reasoning.

In Harry Potter. Draco Malfoy often elicits fights with Harry and undermines him in whatever way he can.

n. A speech or writing in praise of something or someone, especially for someone who has died.

Despite their recent divorce, Griselda was asked to give the eulogy at Hubert's funeral.

n. The substituition of a mild or vague expression in the place of a harsh, blunt, or offensiuve one. 

Parents often emply euphesims when discussing death until their children are mature enough for the truth.

Spoken or written with ease; able to speak or write with ease; flowing; graceful.

Bubba used fluent French to express hid admiration for the fluent lines of th enew building.

n. Nonsensical or unintelligible speech or writing; speech or writing that contains obscure, pretnetious or technical words. 

In an effort to impress the CEO, Zach filled his report with technical terms, only to have it dismissed as gibberish.

v. To greet with enthusiasm; to give notice of; to signal the approach of.

All over the world on the evening on December 31, people herald the New Year festive ways.

adj. Tending to talk to much or too freely; chattering.

Some people become belligerent when drunk; other become loquacious and will tell their life story to anyone who will listen.

n. A disparging ot belittling word or expression.

A crude yet creative individual, the doctor used a different pejorative to describe each of his patients.

v. To say or do again; to repeat, possibly excess.

The teacher reiterated the homework assignment util he was certain every student had heard it. 

v. To express disapproval of; to criticizel; to shame.

The instructor reproached those students who had not completed the homework assignment.

adj. Reserved; reluctant to speak freely; reluctant

Kia enjoyed questioning the celebrities about personal aspects of their lives, but was reticent about her own.

v. To mock or jeer; to eat quickly and greedily. 

Benny scoffed at his sister when he found out he got a better ascore than her on the algebra exam, which surprised no one because Benny takes every opportunity to mock her.

v. To exhort or lecture; to compose or deliver a sermon.

TO sermonize about humility is far from humble.