Rhetorical Vocab #161-180

Question 1

Illustrious

Answer 1

well known, respected, and admired for past achievements

Question 2

Jocular

Answer 2

joking

Question 3

Bivouac

Answer 3

a temporary camp without tents or cover

Question 4

Caldron

Answer 4

a large metal pot with a lid and handle

Question 5

Yankee

Answer 5

an inhabitant of the northern states.

Question 6

Uncosmopolitan

Answer 6

not glamourous

Question 7

Verity

Answer 7

truth

Question 8

Somnambulistic

Answer 8

sleepwalking

Question 9

Grope

Answer 9

feel about or search blindly or uncertainly with the hands

Question 10

Placid

Answer 10

not easily upset or excited

Question 11

Covert

Answer 11

not openly acknowledged or displayed

Question 12

Protracted

Answer 12

lasting for a long time or longer than expected

Question 13

Syntactical Inversion

Answer 13

reversal of the normal order of the words and phrases

Question 14

Informal tone

Answer 14

spoken conversation

Question 15

Devious

Answer 15

showing a skillful use of underhanded tactics to achieve goals

Question 16

Naturalists

Answer 16

an expert in or student of natural history

Question 17

Counterpart

Answer 17

a person or thing holding a position or performing a function that corresponds to that of another person or thing in another place

Question 18

Nostalgic

Answer 18

exhibiting feelings of nostalgia

Question 19

Evasive

Answer 19

directed toward avoidance or escape

Question 20

Levites

Answer 20

members of the Hebrew tribe of Levi