Lesson 9 Vocab Flashcards
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Exhort
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To urge by strong, often stirring argument, advice, or appeal
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Exalt
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To raise in rank. Character, or staus; to elevate
To glorify, to praise, or to honor
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Garrulous
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Given to excessive and often trivial talk
Wordy and rambling
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Gist
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The central idea; the essence
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Histrionic
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Excessively dramatic or emotional; affected
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Laconic
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Marked by the use of few words; terse or concise
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Peremptory
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Putting an end to all debate or action; not allowing contradiction or refusal
Offensively self-assured; dictatorial
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Polemic
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A controversial argument, especially one refuting a specific opinion or doctrine
Relating to a controversy or argument
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Vivacious
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Full of animation and spirit; lively
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Vociferous
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Marked by noisy, forceful, or intense outcries
