Part C Flashcards
Uncalled for, lacking good reason, unwarranted; given/done free of charge
Gratuitous adj
Gratuitously adv
Gratuitousness n
Concerned with beauty; set of principles guiding work of a particular artist
Aeshetic adj, n
Aesthetically adv
A noun/action tht is odious, repulsive, wicked
Heinous adj
Heinously adv
Heinousness n
An event tht seems contrary to what one expects
Irony n
Ironic adj
Ironically adv
Lacking interest; dull; of earthly world rather than a spiritual world
Mundane adj
Mundanely adv
Mundaneness n
Mundanity n
Persuasive/effective speaking/writing designed to have a persuasive/impressive effect on its audience; often regarded as lacking sincerity/meaningful content
Rhetoric n
Rhetorical adj
Rhetorically adv
Use of humor, irony, exaggeration, ridicule, to expose/criticize people’s stupidity; often in politics
Satire n Satirist n Satiric adj Satirical adj Satirically adv