Rhetorical Vocabulary 161-180

Question 1

exquisite

Answer 1

extremely beautiful and, typically, delicate.

Question 2

acquiescing

Answer 2

accept something reluctantly but without protest.

Question 3

complicated syntax

Answer 3

More often than not, adopting a complex diction means a complex syntactic structure of sentences, and vice versa.

Question 4

allusion

Answer 4

an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.

Question 5

distortion

Answer 5

the action of distorting or the state of being distorted.

Question 6

illustrious

Answer 6

well known, respected, and admired for past achievements.

Question 7

jocular

Answer 7

fond of or characterized by joking; humorous or playful.

Question 8

bivouac

Answer 8

a temporary camp without tents or cover, used especially by soldiers or mountaineers.

Question 9

caldron

Answer 9

a large metal pot with a lid and handle, used for cooking over an open fire.

Question 10

Yankee

Answer 10

an inhabitant of New England or one of the northern states.

Question 11

uncosmopolitan

Answer 11

limited to one part of the world:

Question 12

verity

Answer 12

a true principle or belief, especially one of fundamental importance.

Question 13

somnambulistic

Answer 13

sleepwalking

Question 14

grope

Answer 14

feel about or search blindly or uncertainly with the hands.

Question 15

placid

Answer 15

(of a person or animal) not easily upset or excited.

Question 16

covert

Answer 16

a thicket in which game can hide.

Question 17

protracted

Answer 17

lasting for a long time or longer than expected or usual.

Question 18

syntactic inversion

Answer 18

the syntactic reversal of the normal order of the words and phrases in a sentence, as, in English, the placing of an adjective after the noun it modifies (“the form divine”)

Question 19

informal tone

Answer 19

similar to a spoken conversation. Informal writing may include slang, figures of speech, broken syntax, asides and so on. Informal writing takes a personal tone as if you were speaking directly to your audience (the reader).

Question 20

devious

Answer 20

showing a skillful use of underhanded tactics to achieve goals.