Rhetorical vocab 161-180

Question 1

exquisite

Answer 1

extremely beautiful and, typically, delicate.

Question 2

acquiescing

Answer 2

accept something reluctantly but without protest.

Question 3

complicated syntax

Answer 3

Syntax and diction are closely related. Diction refers to the choice of words in a particular situation, while syntax determines how the chosen words are used to form a sentence. More often than not, adopting a complex diction means a complex syntactic structure of sentences, and vice versa.

Question 4

allusion

Answer 4

an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.

Question 5

distortion

Answer 5

the action of distorting or the state of being distorted.

Question 6

illustrious

Answer 6

well known, respected, and admired for past achievements.

Question 7

jocular

Answer 7

fond of or characterized by joking; humorous or playful.

Question 8

bivouac

Answer 8

a temporary camp without tents or cover, used especially by soldiers or mountaineers.

Question 9

caldron

Answer 9

a large metal pot with a lid and handle, used for cooking over an open fire.

Question 10

Yankee

Answer 10

a person who lives in, or is from, the US.

Question 11

uncosmopolitan

Answer 11

not including or containing people from many different countries.

Question 12

verity

Answer 12

a true principle or belief, especially one of fundamental importance.

Question 13

somnambulistic

Answer 13

sleepwalking.

Question 14

grope

Answer 14

feel about or search blindly or uncertainly with the hands.

Question 15

placid

Answer 15

(of a person or animal) not easily upset or excited.

Question 16

covert

Answer 16

not openly acknowledged or displayed.

Question 17

protracted

Answer 17

lasting for a long time or longer than expected or usual.

Question 18

syntactic inversion

Answer 18

Inversion, also called anastrophe, in literary style and rhetoric, the syntactic reversal of the normal order of the words and phrases in a sentence, as, in English, the placing of an adjective after the noun it modifies (“the form divine”), a verb before its subject (“Came the dawn”), or a noun preceding its …

Question 19

informal tone

Answer 19

Colloquial – Informal writing is similar to a spoken conversation. Informal writing may include slang, figures of speech, broken syntax, asides and so on. Informal writing takes a personal tone as if you were speaking directly to your audience (the reader).

Question 20

devious

Answer 20

showing a skillful use of underhanded tactics to achieve goals.