AP language Vocab Flashcards

3817283522	Colloquial	Characteristic of ordinary conversation rather than formal speech or writing. -source quizlet Example: The teenager wrote an essay in colloquial manner.	0
3817283523	Maulin	Overly emotional -source quizlet Example: The mother was very mauling over her last child graduating high school.	1
3817285289	Opine	To hold or express an opinion. -source quizlet Example: The teacher opined from telling the student's parent how she really felt about the student.	2
3817285290	Surmise	Suppose that something is true without having evidence to confirm it. -source quizlet Example: The parents surmised that ther child was skipping class ;from the numerous amount of recordings left on the voice-mail machine	3
3817286195	Terse	Brief and to the point;sparing in the use of words; abrupt. -source google Example: The teenager answered in terse use of words when confronted about skipping class.	4
3817293078	Succinct	Using few words to state or express an idea. -source Merriam- Webster Example: The parents agreed in a succinct manner when deciding the teenagers punishment.	5
3817293079	Sycophants	A person who praises powerful people in order to get their approval- source Merriam-Webster Example: The teenager was trying to become sycophants to try to get out of being grounded.	6
3817293080	Tenet	A belief or principle held to be true-source quizlet Example: But the parents held the tenet of grounding the teenager.	7
3817293912	Urbane	Polite and confident; fashionable and somewhat formal. -source Merriam-Webster Example: The parents answered the teenager in a urbane manner and told him that he was most certainly grounded.	8
3817295718	Vapid	Dull, uninteresting, tiresome; lacking in sharpness, flavor, liveliness, or force. source quizlet Example: The teenager tired of this conversation answered in a vapid manner, so the conversation could be over.	9