Melton Vocab 5

exalt/exalted

verb/adjective: a. to raise in rank, character, or status; to elevate b. to glorify, to praise, or to honor

exhort/exhortation

verb/noun: to urgent by strong, often stirring argument, advice, or appeal

garrulous/garrulousness

adjective/noun: a. given to excessive and often trivial talk b. wordy and rambling

gist

noun: the central idea; the essence

histrionic/histrionics

adjective/noun: excessively dramatic or emotional; affected

laconic

adjective: marked by the use of few words; terse or concise

peremptory

adjective: a. putting an end to all debate or action; not allowing contradiction or refusal b. offensively self-assured; dictatorial

polemic/polemicist

noun/adjective/noun: a. a controversial argument, especially one refuting a specific opinion or doctrine b. relating to a controversy or argument

vivacious/vivacity or vivaciousness

adjective/noun: full of animation and spirit; lively

vociferous/vociferousness

adjective/noun: marked by noisy, forceful, or intense outcries