Rhetorical vocab 201-220

Question 1

cumulative sentence

Answer 1

In grammar, a cumulative sentence is an independent clause followed by a series of subordinate constructions (phrases or clauses) that gather details about a person, place, event, or idea. Contrast with a periodic sentence. Also called cumulative style or right-branching.May 27, 2019

Question 2

colloquialism

Answer 2

a word or phrase that is not formal or literary, typically one used in ordinary or familiar conversation.

Question 3

embryologic

Answer 3

(ĕm′brē-ŏl′ə-jē) 1. The branch of biology that deals with the formation, early growth, and development of living organisms. 2. The embryonic structure or development of a particular organism.

Question 4

vestige

Answer 4

a trace of something that is disappearing or no longer exists.

Question 5

kinship

Answer 5

blood relationship.

Question 6

begging the question

Answer 6

In classical rhetoric and logic, begging the question is an informal fallacy that occurs when an argument’s premises assume the truth of the conclusion, instead of supporting it. It is a type of circular reasoning: an argument that requires that the desired conclusion be true.

Question 7

post hoc

Answer 7

occurring or done after the event, especially with reference to the fallacious assumption that the occurrence in question has a logical relationship with the event it follows.

Question 8

warrant

Answer 8

a document issued by a legal or government official authorizing the police or some other body to make an arrest, search premises, or carry out some other action relating to the administration of justice.

Question 9

jovial

Answer 9

cheerful and friendly.

Question 10

ambiguous

Answer 10

(of language) open to more than one interpretation; having a double meaning.

Question 11

acerbic

Answer 11

(especially of a comment or style of speaking) sharp and forthright.

Question 12

antecedent

Answer 12

a thing or event that existed before or logically precedes another.

Question 13

regional dialect

Answer 13

A regional dialect, also known as a regiolect or topolect, is a distinct form of a language spoken in a particular geographical area. If the form of speech transmitted from a parent to a child is a distinct regional dialect, that dialect is said to be the child’s vernacular.Sep 4, 2019

Question 14

mythological allusion

Answer 14

Mythological Allusions. Achilles heel: In Greek mythology, the warrior Achilles was made invulnerable as a baby by being dipped into the River Styx. … An Achilles heel refers to a person’s vulnerability or fatal flaw.Feb 11, 2017

Question 15

contempt

Answer 15

the feeling that a person or a thing is beneath consideration, worthless, or deserving scorn.

Question 16

description

Answer 16

a spoken or written representation or account of a person, object, or event.

Question 17

process analysis

Answer 17

In composition, process analysis is a method of paragraph or essay development by which a writer explains step by step how something is done or how to do something.

Question 18

extolled

Answer 18

praise enthusiastically.

Question 19

enumeration

Answer 19

the action of mentioning a number of things one by one.

Question 20

unmellow

Answer 20

not relaxed and friendly, esp due to the effects of alcohol or drugs. 2. not kind, gentle and easy to be with, esp through maturity or old age. 3. (of colours or sounds) not soft or rich; harsh; glaring.