rhetorical vocab 140-160

Question 1

inelegant

Answer 1

lacking of refinement grace or good taste

Question 2

posturing

Answer 2

false behavior in order to impress someone

Question 3

comical

Answer 3

something that is funny

Question 4

reduction

Answer 4

already did it on another vocab set

Question 5

liberal

Answer 5

someone who is open minded

Question 6

grim

Answer 6

something unpleasant that pushes us away

Question 7

monopolise

Answer 7

to take over and control

Question 8

amalgamation

Answer 8

joining two or more things to make a larger thing of something

Question 9

dissertation

Answer 9

extended treatment of a subject

Question 10

consummate

Answer 10

very skillful

Question 11

epochs

Answer 11

an event in time that marks a new event or development

Question 12

vain

Answer 12

already have done on another vocab set

Question 13

permeate

Answer 13

to spread through something and be present in every part of it

Question 14

sustain

Answer 14

already did it on another vocab set

Question 15

rattlebrain

Answer 15

a flighty or thoughtless person

Question 16

pomps

Answer 16

a ceremony

Question 17

laud

Answer 17

to praise and admire

Question 18

vainglorious

Answer 18

excessively proud of oneself or one’s achievements

Question 19

exquisite

Answer 19

emphasize that a feeling or quality is very great or intense

Question 20

acquiescing

Answer 20

the act of agreeing to something by being silent