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AP Lang Vocab. Week 1
Laconic-Maundering
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English
11th Grade
07/06/2010

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Laconic
Definition
Using few words; expressing much in few words; concise. 
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Taciturn
Definition
Inclined to silence; reserved in speech; reluctant to join in conversation.
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Lapidary
Definition
Characterized by an exactitude and extreme refinement that suggests gem cutting.
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Pithy
Definition
Brief, forceful, and meaningful in expression; full or vigor substance or meaning; terse; forcible.
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Succinct
Definition
Expressed in few words; concise; terse.
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Terse
Definition
Neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.
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Garrulous
Definition
Excessively talkative in a rambling roundabout manner, especially about trivial manners.
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Prattling
Definition
To talk in a foolish or simple-minded way; chatter; babble. 
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Glib
Definition
Readily fluent, often thoughtlessly, superficially, or insincerely so. 
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Prolix
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Extended to great, unnecessary, or tedious length; long and wordy. 
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Maundering
Definition
To talk in a random, foolish, or meaningless way. 
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