13 vocabulary deck 11

Question 1

non sequitur

Answer 1

a conclusion or statement that does not logically follow from the previous argument or statement.
“his weird mixed metaphors and non sequiturs”

Question 2

rebuttal

Answer 2

a refutation or contradiction

Question 3

conciliatory

Answer 3

intended or likely to placate or pacify.

Question 4

poignant

Answer 4

evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret.

Question 5

ominous

Answer 5

giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen; threatening; inauspicious.

Question 6

exasperated

Answer 6

intensely irritated and frustrated

Question 7

literary allusion

Answer 7

is a brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance. It does not describe in detail the person or thing to which it refers.

Question 8

historical allusion

Answer 8

is a brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance. It does not describe in detail the person or thing to which it refers.

Question 9

bewilderment

Answer 9

a feeling of being perplexed and confused

Question 10

definition

Answer 10

what is meant by a word, text, concept, or action

Question 11

mode of composition

Answer 11

he term modes of discourse refers to the four traditional categories of written texts: narration, description, exposition, and argument. Also known as the rhetorical modes and forms of discourse

Question 12

extorted

Answer 12

is the act of trying to get money, goods, property, or anything of value from another person by threatening or using violence, fear, humiliation, or any other unlawful threat.

Question 13

interrogative

Answer 13

The term is used in grammar to refer to features that form questions. … Such sentences may exhibit an interrogative grammatical mood.