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Question 1

syntactic inversion

Answer 1

reversal of the normal order of the words and phrases in a sentence, as, in English, the placing of an adjective after the noun it modifies (“the form divine”), a verb before its subject (“Came the dawn”), or a noun preceding its …

Question 2

cumulative sentence

Answer 2

independent clause followed by a series of subordinate constructions (phrases or clauses) that gather details about a person, place, event, or idea. Contrast with a periodic sentence.

Question 3

periodic sentence

Answer 3

main clause or predicate at the end

Question 4

informal tone

Answer 4

slang, figures of speech, broken syntax, asides and so on

Question 5

colloquialism

Answer 5

a word or phrase that is not formal or literary, typically one used in ordinary or familiar conversation.

Question 6

contempt

Answer 6

the feeling that a person or a thing is beneath consideration, worthless, or deserving scorn.

Question 7

devious

Answer 7

showing a skillful use of underhanded tactics to achieve goals.

Question 8

embryologic

Answer 8

The branch of biology that deals with the formation, early growth, and development of living organisms.

Question 9

naturalists

Answer 9

an expert in or student of natural history.

Question 10

preposterous

Answer 10

contrary to reason or common sense; utterly absurd or ridiculous.

Question 11

vestige

Answer 11

a trace of something that is disappearing or no longer exists.

Question 12

coadaptation

Answer 12

2 OR MORE ORGANISMS COMBINE AND ACT AS ONE

Question 13

naturalists

Answer 13

an expert in or student of natural history

Question 14

kinship

Answer 14

a sharing of characteristics or origins, blood

Question 15

kin

Answer 15

one’s family and relations.

Question 16

counterpart

Answer 16

a person or thing holding a position or performing a function that corresponds to that of another person or thing in another place.

Question 17

begging the question

Answer 17

sometimes known by its Latin name petitio principii (meaning assuming the initial point), is a logical fallacy in which the writer or speaker assumes the statement under examination to be true. In other words, begging the question involves using a premise to support itself.

Question 18

hasty generalization

Answer 18

fallacy in which a conclusion that is reached is not logically justified by sufficient or unbiased evidence.

Question 19

ad hominem

Answer 19

(of an argument or reaction) directed against a person rather than the position they are maintaining.

Question 20

post hoc

Answer 20

occurring or done after the event, especially with reference to the fallacious assumption that the occurrence in question has a logical relationship with the event it follows.