Rhetorical vocab 61-80 Flashcards
palliations
to relieve or lessen without curing; mitigate; alleviate. to try to mitigate or conceal the gravity of (an offense) by excuses, apologies, etc.; extenuate.
ethos
the characteristic spirit of a culture, era, or community as manifested in its beliefs and aspirations.
refute
prove (a statement or theory) to be wrong or false; disprove.
zeal
great energy or enthusiasm in pursuit of a cause or an objective.
ambivalence
the state of having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone.
forthright
(of a person or their manner or speech) direct and outspoken; straightforward and honest.
effusive
expressing feelings of gratitude, pleasure, or approval in an unrestrained or heartfelt manner.
polysyndeton
Polysyndeton is a literary technique in which conjunctions (e.g. and, but, or) are used repeatedly in quick succession, often with no commas, even when the conjunctions could be removed.
extrude
thrust or force out.
frailty
the condition of being weak and delicate.
demireps
a woman whose chastity is considered doubtful.
morality
principles concerning the distinction between right and wrong or good and bad behavior.
enumeration
the action of mentioning a number of things one by one.
cartwrighting
A wainwright or cartwright is a trades person skilled in the making and repairing of wagons and carts. The word wainwright is the combination of the archaic words “wain” (a large wagon for farm use) and “wright” (a worker or maker), originating from the Old English wægnwyrhta.
rapturous
characterized by, feeling, or expressing great pleasure or enthusiasm.
