Rhetorical Vocab #141-160

Question 1

Inelegant

Answer 1

having or showing a lack of physical grace, elegance, or refinement

Question 2

Posturing

Answer 2

behavior that is intended to impress or mislead

Question 3

Comical

Answer 3

amusing

Question 4

Reduction

Answer 4

making a specified thing smaller or less in amount

Question 5

Liberal

Answer 5

open to new behavior or opinions and willing to discard traditional values

Question 6

Grim

Answer 6

lacking genuine levity; mirthless

Question 7

Monopolise

Answer 7

obtain exclusive possession or control of a trade, commodity, or service

Question 8

Amalgamation

Answer 8

the action, process, or result of combining or uniting

Question 9

Dissertation

Answer 9

a long essay on a particular subject

Question 10

Consummate

Answer 10

complete a transaction or attempt

Question 11

Epochs

Answer 11

a period of time in history or a person’s life, typically one marked by notable events or particular characteristics

Question 12

Permeate

Answer 12

spread throughout something

Question 13

Rattlebrain

Answer 13

a flighty or thoughtless person

Question 14

Pomps

Answer 14

ostentatious boastfulness or vanity

Question 15

Laud

Answer 15

praise

Question 16

Vainglorious

Answer 16

inordinate pride in oneself or one’s achievements; excessive vanity

Question 17

Exquisite

Answer 17

extremely beautiful and, typically, delicate

Question 18

Acquiescing

Answer 18

accept something reluctantly but without protest

Question 19

Complicated Syntax

Answer 19

complex diction

Question 20

Distortion

Answer 20

the state of being distorted.