rhetorical vocab 20-40

Question 1

moderation

Answer 1

avoiding excess or extremes

Question 2

sentiments

Answer 2

emotion of attitude or attitude

Question 3

preferment

Answer 3

promotion of dignity

Question 4

ridicule

Answer 4

making fun of someone

Question 5

vernerable

Answer 5

commanding respect, from great age

Question 6

dispositions

Answer 6

a person’s mood or attitude about life

Question 7

parliamentary

Answer 7

the executive govt. has the indirect or direct support from parliament

Question 8

exertions

Answer 8

physical action, putting in effort

Question 9

vex

Answer 9

irritate, provoke, annoy

Question 10

obstruding

Answer 10

to block or close up an obstacle

Question 11

solitude

Answer 11

being alone, emphasized feeling alone

Question 12

alliance

Answer 12

an agreement between two groups

Question 13

casuistry

Answer 13

resolving a specific duty

Question 14

logos

Answer 14

the logic a writer uses in his writing

Question 15

claim

Answer 15

a way to present your personal opinion or state the writers main ideas

Question 16

enthrallment

Answer 16

a claim

Question 17

shame

Answer 17

a painful and guilty feeling

Question 18

wry

Answer 18

mocking, sarcastic humor

Question 19

asyndeton

Answer 19

in writing having many commas without having conjunctions

Question 20

protrude

Answer 20

to extend out, like a handkerchief in a pocket