recite
Deliver from memory
To recite is to speak aloud from memory or read formally: She recited the poem from memory, He recited the Pledge of Allegiance.
The word suggests rehearsed or ceremonial delivery.
Recite also means to list or enumerate: The lawyer recited the charges against her client.
A recitation is a performance of memorized material or a formal listing.
Speak with clarity
- articulateExpress clearly, or well-spoken
- pronounceUtter distinctly, vocalize
- vocalizeProduce sounds aloud
- utterTo vocalize words
intone · modulate · inflect · cadence · intonation · diction · delivery · projection
Memory retrieval act
- memorizationCommitting information to recall
- retentionContinued holding or possession
- recollectRetrieve past experiences
- rememberRetain in mind
mnemonics · flashcards · rote · commit · learn · study · repeat · drill
Metered poetic passage
- stanzaPoem's line grouping
- rhymeMatching terminal sounds
- rhythmPatterned stress and silence
- meterDevice that measures usage
sonnet · ballad · ode · lyric · couplet · quatrain · alliteration · poem
Formal worship structure
- prayerAddress to deity
- chantRepetitive rhythmic phrase
- mantraRepeated focus phrase
- incantationSpoken magical formula
invocation · benediction · creed · oath · pledge · vow · affirmation · scripture
Oral communication ability
- addressSpeak to formally
- keynoteCentral theme or speech
- rhetoricArt of persuasive language
- eloquencePersuasive verbal grace
podium · lectern · declamation · proclamation · orator · audience · persuasion · formal
Raised performance platform
- audienceGathered viewers collectively
- theaterVenue for live drama
- presentationFormal display to viewers
- actDeed or performance
perform · portray · deliver · dramatize · monologue · soliloquy · narrate · interpret
Repeated work toward mastery
- scriptWritten words for performance
- linesStrokes connecting two points
- run-throughFull practice of something
- cueTrigger for action
blocking · prompt · memorization · delivery · timing · preparation · repetition · drill
enunciate
Speak with clarity
- articulateExpress clearly, or well-spoken
- pronounceUtter distinctly, vocalize
- vocalizeProduce sounds aloud
utter · intone · modulate · inflect · cadence · intonation · diction · delivery · projection · elocution
recall
Memory retrieval act
- memorizationCommitting information to recall
- retentionContinued holding or possession
- recollectRetrieve past experiences
remember · mnemonics · flashcards · rote · commit · learn · study · repeat · drill · rehearse
verse
Metered poetic passage
meter · sonnet · ballad · ode · lyric · couplet · quatrain · alliteration · poem · epic
liturgy
Formal worship structure
incantation · invocation · benediction · creed · oath · pledge · vow · affirmation · scripture · psalm
speech
Oral communication ability
eloquence · podium · lectern · declamation · proclamation · orator · audience · persuasion · formal · ceremonial
stage
Raised performance platform
- audienceGathered viewers collectively
- theaterVenue for live drama
- presentationFormal display to viewers
act · perform · portray · deliver · dramatize · monologue · soliloquy · narrate · interpret · emote
practice
Repeated work toward mastery
- scriptWritten words for performance
- linesStrokes connecting two points
- run-throughFull practice of something
cue · blocking · prompt · memorization · delivery · timing · preparation · repetition · drill · understudy
- communication verbssay, speak, tell, talk, ask
- public speakingspeech, public speaking, keynotes, keynote speeches, oratory
- speaking verbschat, chatter, gossip, jabber, blab
- vocalizationsspeak, speaking, talking, whisper, shout
- narration verbsdescribe, recount, relate, tell, report
- worship verbspray, bless, anoint, baptize, consecrate
reciteimprovise
Perform without preparation
ad-lib · extemporize · wing it · freestyle · riff
- secret recipeUndisclosed culinary method
- family recipeAncestral cooking instructions
- grandma's recipe
- recipe bookPrinted cooking guide
- grandmother's recipe
- solo recitalPerformance by lone musician
recipe, recital, recited, reciting, recitation, recites, recitals, reciter, reciters