rhetorical vocab 40-60

Question 1

indulgence

Answer 1

temporary punishment

Question 2

analogy

Answer 2

comparison in which an idea is compared to something completely different from it

Question 3

immortality

Answer 3

an unending existence

Question 4

sequester

Answer 4

to remove, withdrawal, retire

Question 5

jargon

Answer 5

use of specific phrases in a particular situation

Question 6

conspire

Answer 6

to plot a secret agreement

Question 7

ineffable

Answer 7

incapable of being expressed in words

Question 8

obdurate

Answer 8

stubborn and resistant

Question 9

frugality

Answer 9

saving or sparing, not wasteful

Question 10

tranquility

Answer 10

state of peace and quiet

Question 11

allotted

Answer 11

to put aside, reserve for later

Question 12

pedigree

Answer 12

a chart or diagram of ancestry

Question 13

superficial

Answer 13

a person that only cares about obvious things

Question 14

anecdote

Answer 14

short story of a person or event

Question 15

benevolent

Answer 15

expressing kind feelings

Question 16

perpendicular

Answer 16

right angles

Question 17

constancy

Answer 17

state of being constant and unchanging

Question 18

impede

Answer 18

slow the movement or progress in an action

Question 19

decent

Answer 19

respectful, modest

Question 20

manifest

Answer 20

a formal way to say something is clear to your senses