Read the passage. The man at the gas station gave me directions and then kept on chatting, telling me about the weather to come and places to stay nearby. His laconic wife simply nodded her head, occasionally correcting him on his lefts and rights and finally telling me I'd best be on my way if I wanted to reach town by sunset. Based on context clues in the passage, what is the most likely meaning of laconic ? Choose two correct answers.
The man keeps chatting, while his wife speaks very little and mainly nods or makes brief corrections. In this context, laconic means using few words. “Brief” and “concise” both describe speech that is short and to the point; “talkative” describes the opposite.
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