Chapter 3.1

Question 1

enticement

Answer 1

something that attracts or tempts, particularly because it offers pleasure or advantage

Question 2

enumerate

Answer 2

to list one by one

Question 3

equivocate

Answer 3

to speak ambiguously to avoid commitment

Question 4

exhortation

Answer 4

a strong plea, usually, through an urgent speech

Question 5

exonerate

Answer 5

to absolve someone of blame or fault

Question 6

fallacious

Answer 6

based on a mistaken belief or unsound reasoning

Question 7

harangue

Answer 7

a lengthy and bombastic speech

Question 8

incongruous

Answer 8

not consistent with expectations or surroundings

Question 9

induce

Answer 9

to bring out/ to persuade to do something

Question 10

inexorable

Answer 10

of an eventually unpreventable

Question 11

infer

Answer 11

to conclude from evidence

Question 12

insinuate

Answer 12

to suggest or hint at something

Question 13

intransigent

Answer 13

stubbornly unwilling to compromise or agree with someone

Question 14

irresolute

Answer 14

hesitant, showing a lack of certainty or determination

Question 15

litigous

Answer 15

unreasonably prone to suing as a means of settling disputes

Question 16

obstinate

Answer 16

stubbornly refusing to change one’s position

Question 17

partisan

Answer 17

prejudiced in favor of a particular party, typically a political one

Question 18

placate

Answer 18

to pacify with conciliatory gestures

Question 19

precedent

Answer 19

a previous occurrence that is used as an example

Question 20

prevalent

Answer 20

abundant and widespread in a particular area

Question 21

propensity

Answer 21

a natural inclination

Question 22

provocative

Answer 22

intended to cause a strong negative emotional response

Question 23

pugnacious

Answer 23

prone to fighting

Question 24

qualify

Answer 24

to meet a necessary condition

Question 25

rebut

Answer 25

to respond to an accusation by asserting or proving it false