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Ap Lang Vocab. Weeks 1-5
Laconic-Equivocate
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English
11th Grade
07/10/2010

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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 of 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 round-about manner, especially about trivial matters.
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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
Definition
Extended to great, unnecessary, or tedious length; long and wordy.
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Maundering
Definition
To talk in a random, foolish, meaningless way.
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Spat
Definition
A petty quarrel.
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Bicker
Definition
To engage in a petulant or peevish argument; wrangle.
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Dispute
Definition
To engage in an argument or debate.
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Squabble
Definition
To engage in a petty quarrel.
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Tussle
Definition
To struggle or fight roughly or vigorously; wrestle; scuffle.
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Wrangle
Definition
To argue or dispute, especially in a noisy or angry manner.
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Contention
Definition
A struggling together in opposition; strife.
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Altercation
Definition
A heated or angry dispute; noisy argument or controversy. 
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Dissent
Definition
To differ in sentiment or opinion, especially from the majority; withhold assent; disagree.
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Irreconcilable
Definition
Incapable of being brought into harmony or adjustment; incompatible.
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Diatribe
Definition
A bitter, sharply abusive denunciation, attack, or criticism.
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Harangue
Definition
A scolding or a long or intense verbal attack.
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Tirade
Definition
A prolonged outburst of bitter, outspoken denunciation.
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Rant
Definition
To speak or declaim extravagantly or violently; talk in a wild or vehement way; rave.
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Vituperation
Definition
Verbal abuse of castigation; violent denunciation or condemnation.
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Castigate
Definition
To criticize or reprimand severely; to punish in order to correct.
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Fulminate
Definition
To explode with a loud noise; detonate; to issue denunciations or the like.
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Excoriate
Definition
To denounce or berate severely; flay verbally; to strip off or remove the skin from.
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Admonish
Definition
To caution, advise, or counsel against something; to reprove or scold in a mild, good-willed manner.
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Invective
Definition
Vehement or violent denunciation, censure, or reproach; a railing accusation.
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Inchoate
Definition
Not yet completed or fully developed; rudimentary.
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Amorphous
Definition
Lacking definite form; having no specific shape; formless.
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Nebulous
Definition
Hazy, vague, indistinct, or confused; cloudy.
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Intangible
Definition
Incapable of being perceived by the sense of touch; not definite or clear to the mind.
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Allusive
Definition
Having reference to something implied or inferred.
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Ambivalent
Definition
Uncertainty or fluctuation, especially when cause by inability to make a choice or a simultaneous desire to say or do two opposite or conflicting things.
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Cryptic
Definition
Mysterious in meaning; puzzling; ambiguous.
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Sophistry
Definition
A subtle, tricky, or superficially plausible, but generally fallacious method of reasoning.
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Ineffable
Definition
Incapable of being expressed in words; inexpressible.
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Spurious
Definition
Not genuine, authentic, or true; counterfeit.
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Metamorphosis
Definition
A complete change in form, structure, or substance, as transformation by magic or witchcraft.
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Capricious
Definition
Subject to, led by, or indicative of unpredictable change or whim; erratic.
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Volatile
Definition
Tending or threatening to break out into open violence; unstable; explosive.
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Mutable
Definition
Liable or subject to change or alteration.
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Fluctuate
Definition
To shift back and forth uncertainly. 
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Labile
Definition
Apt or likely to change.
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Erratic
Definition
Deviating from the usual or proper course in conduct or opinion; having no certain or definite course.
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Vacillate
Definition
To waver in mind or opinion; be indecisive or irresolute.
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Quicksilver
Definition
Unpredictable; mercurial.
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Equivocate 
Definition
To use ambiguous or unclear expressions, usually to avoid commitment or to mislead.
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