Rhetorical Vocabulary 1-20 Flashcards
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instructive
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useful and informative
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propriety
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behavior is appropriate and has good morals
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infirmity
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physical or mental weakness
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indulge
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to give into something (like chocolate or alcohol)
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pathos
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the emotion put forth into writing
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conditional
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involving an emotion or condition (if it rains, he won’t go)
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zealous
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active, diligent, devoted
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paranoia
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paranoid, fearful and anxious of something, to a point of delusion
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indifferent
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without interest or concern, not caring
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anapora
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the repetition of a word at the beginning of a sentence
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esteem
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the position of respect one has for someone
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reposed
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state of being at rest, being relaxed
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allusion
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a reference to something of the past (bible, mythology)
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swindlers
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an act of cheating, being fake
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decency
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the quality of being decent, modest
