voluble
speaking fluently, readily, and at length
Word origin: From Latin volvere, to roll.
Voluble in a sentence
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Normally reserved, he became voluble whenever the topic turned to jazz.
The normally guarded witness became voluble once the questioning turned to his own research.
Using “voluble” well
Voluble means speaking fluently, readily, and at length, a neutral-to-mild descriptor of easy talkativeness rather than tiresome chatter. It is the opposite of taciturn or reticent.
More GRE words starting with V
to waver indecisively between options or opinions
the inability to decide between different courses of action; wavering
total absence of thought, ideas, or substance
empty of meaning, substance, or intelligence
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an unpredictable or capricious change or notion
a person who wanders without a settled home or work
excessively boastful and vain about one's achievements
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