Content Vocab 181-200

Question 1

counterargument

Answer 1

an argument or set of reasons that opposes another argument

Question 2

data

Answer 2

facts and statistics collected together for reference or analysis

Question 3

nostalgic

Answer 3

a sentimental longing or wistful affection for the past

Question 4

evasive

Answer 4

tending to avoid commitment; answers only indirectly

Question 5

Levites

Answer 5

is a Jewish male descended from the Tribe of Levi

Question 6

advocate

Answer 6

a person who publicly supports or recommends a particular cause

Question 7

biblical allusion

Answer 7

allusion that references the bible

Question 8

despairing

Answer 8

showing loss of all hope; hopeless

Question 9

narration

Answer 9

narrating a story

Question 10

classification

Answer 10

process of classifying something according to shared qualities or characteristics

Question 11

extirpated

Answer 11

destroy completely

Question 12

exalted

Answer 12

place at a high level

Question 13

imperative

Answer 13

vital importance; crucial

Question 14

siege

Answer 14

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 15

overt

Answer 15

shown openly; not hidden

Question 16

celibate

Answer 16

a person who abstains from marriage and sexual relations

Question 17

cumulative sentence

Answer 17

also known as a loose sentence that starts off with an independent clause, which is simple and straight, provides a main idea and then adds subordinate elements after the subject and the predicate

Question 18

colloquialism

Answer 18

the use of ordinary or familiar words or phrases

think: everyday conversation

Question 19

embryologic

Answer 19

the branch of biology that deals with the formation, early growth, and development of living organisms
(think: embryo relates with unborn fetus)

Question 20

vestige

Answer 20

a trace of something that is disappearing or no longer exists
(think: fossils of dinosaurs)