lotf vocab

hiatus

a break or interruption in the continuity of a work, series, action, etc.

gesticulated

to make or use gestures, especially in an animated or excited manner with or instead of speech

ebullience

high spirits; exhilaration; exuberance

officious

objectionably aggressive in offering one's unrequested and unwanted services, help, or advice

assented

to give in; yield; concede; to agree or concur

tirade

a prolonged outburst of bitter, outspoken denunciation; a long, vehement speech

tacit

understood without being openly expressed; implied; unspoken

furtive

taken, done, used, etc., surreptitiously or by stealth; secret; sly; shifty

blatant

brazenly obvious; flagrant

belligerence

a warlike or aggressively hostile nature, condition, or attitude; bellicosity; pugnacious