Rhetorical vocabulary 3 Flashcards

1
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Ambivalent

A

having mixed feelings

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2
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Forthright

A

direct and outspoken, contradictory ideas

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3
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Effusive

A

expressing feelings of gratitude

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4
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Extrude

A

thrust or force out

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5
Q

Frailty

A

condition of being weakened delicate

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6
Q

Demireps

A

woman whose chastity is considered doubtful

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7
Q

Morality

A

distinction between right and wrong, good and bad

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8
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Enumeration

A

action of mentioning a number of things

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9
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Rapturous

A

expressing great pleasure or enthusiasm

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10
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Humility

A

modest or low view of ones own importance

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11
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Negligent

A

failing to take proper care in doing something

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12
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Reference

A

deep respect for someone or something

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13
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Prodigious

A

remarkably or impersonally great in extent

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14
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Expenditure

A

action of spending funds

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15
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Somber

A

dark or dull in color or tone

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16
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Discernment

A

ability to judge well

17
Q

Semblance

A

outward appearance or apparent form of something

18
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Laudatory

A

expressing praise and commendation

19
Q

Apprehension

A

fear that something bad will happen

20
Q

Syntax

A

arrangement of words to create well-formed sentences