Content Vocab 201-220

Question 1

kinship

Answer 1

blood relationship; family

Question 2

begging the question

Answer 2

conclusion of a connection that is accepted as a statement of the inquiry itself

Question 3

post hoc

Answer 3

because one thing follows another, it is held to cause the other

Question 4

warrant

Answer 4

the glue that holds an argument together, It links the evidence to the claim

Question 5

jovial

Answer 5

cheerful and friendly

Question 6

ambiguous

Answer 6

having a double meaning

Question 7

acerbic

Answer 7

sharp and forthright

Question 8

antecedent

Answer 8

a word, phrase, clause, or sentence to which another word (especially a following relative pronoun) refers

Question 9

regional dialect

Answer 9

a distinct form of a language spoken in a particular geographical area

Question 10

mythological allusion

Answer 10

allusion using Greek mythology

Question 11

contempt

Answer 11

the feeling that a person or a thing is beneath consideration or worthless

Question 12

description

Answer 12

the action of giving a spoken or written representation or account

Question 13

process analysis

Answer 13

a step-by-step breakdown of the phases of a process, used to convey the details of each phase of thinking, is often used to improve understanding and also to breakdown an argument to make it more comprehensible

Question 14

extolled

Answer 14

praise enthusiastically

Question 15

enumeration

Answer 15

a rhetorical device used for listing the details or a process of mentioning words or phrases step-by-step

Question 16

unmellow

Answer 16

not relaxed and friendly

Question 17

hither

Answer 17

to or toward a place

Question 18

naivety

Answer 18

lack of experience, wisdom, or judgment

Question 19

periodic sentence

Answer 19

has the main clause or predicate at the end, this is used for emphasis and can be persuasive by putting reasons for something at the beginning before the final point is made, can create interest and suspense for the reader

Question 20

coadaptation

Answer 20

the process by which two or more species undergo adaptation as a pair or group