Rhetorical Vocabulary #2

Question 1

enthrallment

Answer 1

a feeling of great liking or admiration for something or someone

Question 2

ambivalence

Answer 2

mixed emotions

Question 3

paranoia

Answer 3

a mental disorder containing delusions

Question 4

shame

Answer 4

painful emotions resulting from guilt

Question 5

forthright

Answer 5

being direct in speech or mannerisms

Question 6

indifferent

Answer 6

showing no care or concern, being unconcerned but not inconsiderate

Question 7

wry

Answer 7

humorously sarcastic or mocking

Question 8

effusive

Answer 8

extravagant and unrestrictive enthusiasm

Question 9

anaphora

Answer 9

repetition of a word at the beginning of clauses

Question 10

asyndeton

Answer 10

the deletion of conjunctions where they would normally be

Question 11

polysyndeton

Answer 11

using several conjunctions in close order

Question 12

esteem

Answer 12

the condition of being honored or greatly respected

Question 13

protrude

Answer 13

to swell or stick out

Question 14

extrude

Answer 14

to form or shape by pushing through an opening

Question 15

indulgence

Answer 15

the act of gratifying a desire to a great extent

Question 16

frailty

Answer 16

weakness, being brittle, fragile

Question 17

allusion

Answer 17

an indirect mention or passing reference to something

Question 18

analogy

Answer 18

drawing a comparison “this is to this as this is to that”

Question 19

demireps

Answer 19

a harlot…

Question 20

swindler

Answer 20

a person who is deceptive and deceives to get their way