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plainspoken

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore P words

frank and direct in speech, without evasion or ornament

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A plainspoken farmer, he told the committee exactly what the new policy would cost him.

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Plainspoken (adjective) means frank and direct in speech, without evasion or ornament
Here is plainspoken used in an example sentence: "A plainspoken farmer, he told the committee exactly what the new policy would cost him."
Common synonyms for plainspoken include candid, blunt, frank.
Antonyms of plainspoken include evasive, mealymouthed.
Plainspoken is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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