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Question 1

non sequitur

Answer 1

a conclusion or statement that does not logically follow from the previous argument or statement.

Question 2

counterargument

Answer 2

an argument or set of reasons put forward to oppose an idea or theory developed in another argument.

Question 3

warrant

Answer 3

justification or authority for an action, belief, or feeling.

Question 4

rebuttal

Answer 4

a refutation or contradiction.

Question 5

data

Answer 5

facts and statistics collected together for reference or analysis.

Question 6

jovial

Answer 6

cheerful and friendly.

Question 7

conciliatory

Answer 7

intended or likely to placate or pacify.

Question 8

nostalgic

Answer 8

characterized by or exhibiting feelings of nostalgia.

Question 9

ambiguous

Answer 9

open to more than one interpretation; having a double meaning.

Question 10

poignant

Answer 10

evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret.

Question 11

evasive

Answer 11

tending to avoid commitment or self-revelation, especially by responding only indirectly.
“she was evasive about her phone number”

Question 12

acerbic

Answer 12

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

Question 13

ominous

Answer 13

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

Question 14

Levites

Answer 14

a member of the Hebrew tribe of Levi, especially of that part of it which provided assistants to the priests in the worship in the Jewish temple.

Question 15

antecedent

Answer 15

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

Question 16

exasperated

Answer 16

intensely irritated and frustrated.

Question 17

advocate

Answer 17

a person who publicly supports or recommends a particular cause or policy.

Question 18

regional dialect

Answer 18

lso 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.

Question 19

literary allusion

Answer 19

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 20

biblical allusion

Answer 20

Allusion is a device that activates and vitalizes our ideas, association, and information in the reader’s mind through words and reference. It reflects how the reader interprets the allusion. In this article, biblical allusions and the references are taken from the Holy Bible.