rhetorical vocab 180-200

Question 1

counterpart

Answer 1

person or thing having the same characteristics as another

Question 2

ad hominem

Answer 2

commenting on or against an opponent

Question 3

counter argument

Answer 3

argument that goes against what you’re arguing

Question 4

data

Answer 4

facts and statistics gathered

Question 5

nostalgic

Answer 5

pleasure and sadness from remembering the past

Question 6

evasive

Answer 6

someone or something that is hard to catch

Question 7

levites

Answer 7

a jewish male descended from the tribe of Levi

Question 8

advocate

Answer 8

someone who fights for someone or something

Question 9

biblical allusion

Answer 9

indirect reference to something in or related to the bible

Question 10

despairing

Answer 10

to lose hope

Question 11

narration

Answer 11

the person who tells the story about their life

Question 12

classification

Answer 12

classifying different things

Question 13

extirpated

Answer 13

to destroy or wipeout

Question 14

exalted

Answer 14

to raise in rank character or power

Question 15

imperative

Answer 15

something that has authority or is absolutely necessary

Question 16

siege

Answer 16

a military blockage of a city or fortified place to compel it to surrender

Question 17

overt

Answer 17

not secret or hidden

Question 18

celibate

Answer 18

someone who does not marry or have sex

Question 19

cumulative sentence

Answer 19

sentence that seems to never end starts with independent clause and uses commas or semicolons

Question 20

colloquialism

Answer 20

informal words phrases or even slang in a piece of writing