Rhetorical Vocabulary 1-20

Question 1

instructive

Answer 1

useful and informative

Question 2

propriety

Answer 2

behavior is appropriate and has good morals

Question 3

infirmity

Answer 3

physical or mental weakness

Question 4

indulge

Answer 4

to give into something (like chocolate or alcohol)

Question 5

pathos

Answer 5

the emotion put forth into writing

Question 6

conditional

Answer 6

involving an emotion or condition (if it rains, he won’t go)

Question 7

zealous

Answer 7

active, diligent, devoted

Question 8

paranoia

Answer 8

paranoid, fearful and anxious of something, to a point of delusion

Question 9

indifferent

Answer 9

without interest or concern, not caring

Question 10

anapora

Answer 10

the repetition of a word at the beginning of a sentence

Question 11

esteem

Answer 11

the position of respect one has for someone

Question 12

reposed

Answer 12

state of being at rest, being relaxed

Question 13

allusion

Answer 13

a reference to something of the past (bible, mythology)

Question 14

swindlers

Answer 14

an act of cheating, being fake

Question 15

decency

Answer 15

the quality of being decent, modest

Question 16

parallelism

Answer 16

a repetition of a phrase or word in a sentence (I have a dream)

Question 17

coopering

Answer 17

someone who makes or repairs something

Question 18

pathetic

Answer 18

emotion of sadness, pity, sorrow

Question 19

conception

Answer 19

an idea or concept

Question 20

resolution

Answer 20

the unfolding or solution of a conflict in a story