English IV AP Set 14
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264061366 | eulogy | (n) a speech praising another; tribute; great praise | |
264061367 | exalt | (v) to glorify; praise; honor; to raise in rank; character, or status; elevate | |
264061368 | exhort | (v) to urge or incite by strong argument, advice, or appeal | |
264061369 | expatiate | (v) to speak or write at length; elaborate | |
264061370 | garrulous | (adj) habitually talkative, especially excessively so | |
264061371 | gist | (n) the central idea of a matter; essence | |
264061372 | histrionic | (adj) excessively dramatic or emotional; affected; of or pertaining to actors or acting | |
264061373 | laconic | (adj) using or marked by the use of few words; terse | |
264061374 | peremptory | (adj) not allowing contradictions or refusal; imperative; having the nature of expressing a command urgent; putting an end to all debate or action | |
264061375 | polemic | (n) a controversy or argument, especially one that is a refutation of or an attack upon the opinions or doctrine of another adj) of or pertaining to a controversy, argument, or refutation |