AP Language Vocab Quiz #2 Flashcards

919283996	Oratorical	relating to the art of public speaking	0
919283997	Inflection	Change in pitch or tone of the voice	1
919283998	Colloquial	Characteristic of ordinary conversation rather than formal speech or writing	2
919283999	Solemnity	dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises	3
919284000	Cadence	Rhythmic rise and fall	4
919284001	Arbitrary	the trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment	5
919284002	Pretension	the act of giving a false appearance	6
919284003	Circumlocution	an indirect way of expressing something	7
919284004	Tact	showing skill and sensitivity in dealing with people	8
919284005	Strident	in a strident manner, Loud and harsh	9
919284006	Contemplative	characterized by thoughtful observation or study	10
919284007	Conciliatory	making or willing to make concessions	11
919284008	Superficial	(adj.) on or near the surface; concerned with or understanding only what is on the surface, shallow	12
919284009	Capricious	determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason, changeable	13
919284010	Concise	Brief, to the point	14