Lesson 9 Flashcards

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Exalt

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To glorify or praise

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Exhort

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To appeal strongly

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Garrulous

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Wordy and rambling

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Gist

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The essence; the central idea

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5
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Histrionic

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Excessively dramatic

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Laconic

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Very few words

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Peremptory

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Not allowing refusal

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Polemic

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A controversial argument

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9
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Vivacious

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Lively

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Vociferous

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Offensively loud or forceful

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