Membean is an incredibly effective way to learn words and permanently remember them.
Learn more on how we help for
Test Prep,
Personal Learning,
or get it for your
School.
If you commune with something, you communicate without using words because you feel especially close or in tune with it.
A piece of writing is discursive if it includes a lot of information that is not relevant to the main subject.
An interlocutor is the person with whom you are having a (usually formal) conversation or discussion.
A memorandum can be a short note to help remember something you have to do or that you’ve already done; it can also be a communication sent around an office complex.
If you peruse some written text, you read it over carefully.
People who are reticent are unwilling to share information, especially about themselves, their thoughts, or their feelings.
A tacit agreement between two people is understood without having to use words to express it.
A taciturn person is quiet or silent by nature.
Verbiage is an excessive use of words to convey something that could be expressed using fewer words; it can also be the manner or style in which someone uses words.
Something that is verbose, such as a speech or article, contains too many words.
Noun
missive
MIS-iv
Context
Glen wrote Merry a missive or letter describing his love for her every day for a month. His lengthy, heartfelt, and thoughtful notes or missives arrived each afternoon, which Merry read with evident delight. After the arrival of Glen’s final missive or written message, Merry bought a plane ticket and traveled to Australia to see him in person.
Give Permission I need to handwrite an official missive to my boss for her to give me permission to take a personal day off of work.
Examples
Putin also disclosed that he had received a letter from President Bush ahead of the meeting, a missive he called a 'very serious document.'
—
Los Angeles Times
Three additional guitarists bolster the emotional vehemence of the Dylanesque 'See You Around,' a compelling missive that describes a soured friendship with such finality that the mesmerizing titular refrain becomes more a warning than a pledge.
—
Rolling Stone
The plan doesn’t have to be concrete, it doesn’t have to be infinitely detailed, it doesn’t have to be a grandiose missive that will end up saving the planet and curing society’s ills.
—
Men's Health
The 10-page missive urged the election of six independent board members 'to replace Image’s current directors, whom we believe are entrenched, conflicted, and not acting in your best interests.'
—
BNET
A missive is a form of communication “sent” in the mail.
Word Theater
B. Smyth - Letter He's writing his love a missive.
The panel shows a small video clip of either the word in actual use or a scene that represents the meaning of a word. This not only breaks up the monotony of studying words but also provides another avenue to strengthen word meaning. Enjoy!