Ch9 Flashcards

You may prefer our related Brainscape-certified flashcards:
1
Q

Exhort

A

To urge through strong, often stirring arguments

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

Garrulous

A

Given to excessive and often trivial talk

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

Gist

A

The central idea or point

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

Laconic

A

Marked by use of few words

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

Peremptory

A

Putting an end to all debate or action

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

Polemic

A

A controversial argument

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

Vivacious

A

Full of animation and spirit

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

Vociferous

A

Marked by noisy, forceful, or intense outcries

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

Exalt

A

To raise in rank, character, or status

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly