20 vocabulary deck 8

Question 1

inelegant

Answer 1

having or showing a lack of physical grace, elegance, or refinement.

Question 2

posturing

Answer 2

behavior that is intended to impress or mislead.

Question 3

comical

Answer 3

amusing.

Question 4

siege

Answer 4

a military operation in which enemy forces surround a town or building, cutting off essential supplies, with the aim of compelling the surrender of those inside.

Question 5

overt

Answer 5

done or shown openly; plainly or readily apparent, not secret or hidden.

Question 6

celibate

Answer 6

abstaining from marriage and sexual relations, typically for religious reasons.

Question 7

cumulative sentence

Answer 7

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

Question 8

colloquialism

Answer 8

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

Question 9

embryologic

Answer 9

of an organism prior to birth or hatching; “in the embryonic stage”;

Question 10

vestige

Answer 10

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

Question 11

kinship

Answer 11

blood relationship.

Question 12

begging the question

Answer 12

is an informal fallacy that occurs when an argument’s premises assume the truth of the conclusion, instead of supporting it.

Question 13

post hoc

Answer 13

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.
“a post hoc justification for the changes”

Question 14

warrant

Answer 14

a document issued by a legal or government official authorizing the police or some other body to make an arrest, search premises, or carry out some other action relating to the administration of justice.

Question 15

jovial

Answer 15

cheerful and friendly.

Question 16

ambiguous

Answer 16

of language) open to more than one interpretation; having a double meaning

Question 17

acerbic

Answer 17

(especially of a comment or style of speaking) sharp and forthright.

Question 18

antecedent

Answer 18

a thing or event that existed before or logically precedes another.

Question 19

regional dialect

Answer 19

also known as a regiolect or topolect, is a distinct form of a language spoken in a particular geographical area. If the form of speech transmitted from a parent to a child is a distinct regional dialect, that dialect is said to be the child’s vernacular.Sep 4, 2019

Question 20

mythological allusion

Answer 20

. According to the Random House Dictionary, an allusion is “a passing or casual reference; an incidental mention of something, either directly or by implication.” It is a common practice in literature to make allusions to a variety of sources.