9&10 Flashcards
1
Q
Laconic
A
Terse
2
Q
Exalt
A
To glorify or praise
3
Q
Peremptory
A
Not allowing refusal
4
Q
Exhort
A
To appeal strongly
5
Q
Polemic
A
A controversial arguments
6
Q
Garrulous
A
Wordy and rambling
7
Q
Vivacious
A
Lively
8
Q
Gist
A
The essence, the central idea
9
Q
Vociferous
A
Offensively loud and forceful
10
Q
Historionic
A
Excessively dramatic
11
Q
Pestilence
A
A usually fatal epidemic disease
12
Q
Prostrate
A
To reduce to extreme weakness
13
Q
Salubrious
A
Favorable to good health
14
Q
Scourge
A
A cause of great devastation
15
Q
Unscathed
A
Completely uninjured
