Articulate
Articulate verb - To utter clearly and distinctly.
Usage example: uses a very measured tone and articulates every syllable when issuing scoldings
Grunt is an antonym for articulate.
Grunt
Grunt verb - To speak softly and unclearly.
Usage example: was so absorbed with the video game that when asked what he wanted for dinner, he just grunted
Articulate is an antonym for grunt.
Both words in one sentence
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On Korlus, the squad will also encounter another tank-bred krogan who is even less experienced and articulate than Grunt, who speaks this way.
Source: Buffy Speak - Mass Effect 2 has Grunt from the same species who, despite essentially being a newborn test-tube baby, is very articulate.
Source: Smarter Than You Look -
Fawkes in Fallout 3 is a notable exception / subversion — he speaks in the same grunt-like fashion as the other Vault 87-variant super-mutants, but because he is intelligent and has managed to become well-read he is actually quite articulate.
Source: Hulkspeak
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