Rhetorical Vocab #181-200 Flashcards
1
Q
Advocate
A
a person who publicly supports or recommends a particular cause
2
Q
Biblical Allusion
A
reference towards the Bible
3
Q
Despairing
A
the complete loss or absence of hope
4
Q
Extirpated
A
root out and destroy completely
5
Q
Exalted
A
placed at a high or powerful level
6
Q
Siege
A
surrounds something
7
Q
Overt
A
done or shown openly
8
Q
Vestige
A
a trace of something that is disappearing or no longer exists
9
Q
Ambiguous
A
having a double meaning
10
Q
Acerbic
A
sharp and forthright
11
Q
Contempt
A
the feeling that a person or a thing is beneath consideration, worthless, or deserving scorn
12
Q
Extolled
A
praise enthusiastically
13
Q
Unmellow
A
not relaxed
14
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Conciliatory
A
intended or likely to placate or pacify
15
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Poignant
A
evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret
