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Weeks 14-15

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eulogy (n) a speech praising another; tribute; great praise
exalt (v) to glorify; praise; honor; to raise in rank, character, or status; elevate
exhort (v) to urge or incite by strong argument, advice, or appeal
expatiate (v) to speak or write at length; elaborate
garrulous (adj) habitually talkative, especially excessively so
gist (n) the central idea of a matter; essence
histrionic (adj) excessively dramatic or emotional; affected; of or pertaining to actors or acting
laconic (adj) using or marked by the use of few words; terse
peremptory (adj) not allowing contradiction or refusal; imperative; having the nature of expressing a command; urgent; putting an end to all debate or action
polemic (n) a controversy or argument, especially one that is a refutation of or an attack upon the opinions or doctrines of another (adj) of or pertaining to a controversy, argument, or refutation
consecrate (v) to declare or set apart as holy or sacred; to dedicate to a worthy goal or service; to confirm officially by religious or civil ceremonies
credo a system of fundamental beliefs or guiding principles; creed; a formal statement of religious belief
desecrate (v) to violate or abuse the sadness of; profane; to treat irreverently or contemptuously, thereby arousing outrage in others
laudable (adj) deserving praise, commendable
pious (adj) having or exhibiting reverence and earnest compliance in the observance of religion; devout; professing or exhibiting a strict, traditional sense of virtue and morality; high-minded, marked by false devoutness; solemnly hypocritical
sacrilegious (adj) disrespectful or irreverent toward something sacred
sanctimony (n) pretended devoutness or righteousness; a hypocritical show of holiness
sanctity (n) the quality or condition of being considered sacred; inviolability
supplicate (v) to make a humble entreaty to; beseech; to ask for humbly or earnestly, as by praying; to make a humble and earnest petition; beg
venerate (v) to regard with respect, reverence, or deference
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