Rhetorical Vocabulary 141-160

Question 1

apparition

Answer 1

a ghost or ghostlike image of a person.

Question 2

cosmopolitan

Answer 2

including or containing people from many different countries.

Question 3

inelegant

Answer 3

having or showing a lack of physical grace, elegance, or refinement.

Question 4

posturing

Answer 4

behavior that is intended to impress or mislead

Question 5

comical

Answer 5

amusing.

Question 6

reduction

Answer 6

the action or fact of making a specified thing smaller or less in amount, degree, or size.

Question 7

liberal

Answer 7

open to new behavior or opinions and willing to discard traditional values.

Question 8

grim

Answer 8

forbidding or uninviting.

Question 9

monopolize

Answer 9

(of an organization or group) obtain exclusive possession or control of (a trade, commodity, or service).

Question 10

amalgamation

Answer 10

the action, process, or result of combining or uniting.

Question 11

dissertation

Answer 11

a long essay on a particular subject, especially one written as a requirement for the Doctor of Philosophy degree.

Question 12

consummate

Answer 12

make (a marriage or relationship) complete by having sexual intercourse.

Question 13

epochs

Answer 13

a period of time in history or a person’s life, typically one marked by notable events or particular characteristics.

Question 14

vain

Answer 14

producing no result; useless.

Question 15

permeate

Answer 15

spread throughout (something); pervade

Question 16

sustain

Answer 16

strengthen or support physically or mentally.

Question 17

rattlebrain

Answer 17

a flighty or thoughtless person.

Question 18

pomps

Answer 18

ceremony and splendid display, especially at a public event.

Question 19

laud

Answer 19

praise (a person or their achievements) highly, especially in a public context.

Question 20

vainglorious

Answer 20

excessively proud of oneself or one’s achievements; overly vain.