What is the meaning of this excerpt? The speaker believes that she and her peers ought to be in charge of assigning sentences in
cases like Hester’s. The speaker believes she and her peers ought to be acknowledged for their good standing in the community. The speaker believes that the older women of the church ought to be allowed to serve as magistrates. The speaker believes that the magistrates have been too strict in their handling of Hester’s case.
Hello, it's antonym is "morose". "Agitated" means troubled. "Passive" means not active. "Garrulous" means talkative. And "morose" means sad and depressed.