Rhetorical Vocabulary #1 Flashcards
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instructive
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to inform or direct
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obtruding
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being noticeable or easily seen
3
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decent
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socially and morally correct, in the right manner
4
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propriety
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correct behavior, behaving appropriately
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solitude
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alone, social isolation, a solitary place
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manifest
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to create or bring forth clearly in the mind
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infirmity
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weakness in or of the body
8
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alliance
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agreement of association between pairs
9
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palliations
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to make symptoms less severe or noticeable
10
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indulge
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to enjoy in excess, to give great satisfaction to
11
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casuistry
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argument that is meant to be subtly misleading
12
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ethos
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the spirit of a culture or an era, author’s credibility
13
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pathos
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quality that evokes emotion
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logos
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how the passage is structured or organized
15
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refute
A
prove to be false or incorrect
