Rhetorical vocabulary 4 Flashcards by Sydney Strickland

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Spurious

A

not being what it purports to be

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Yokel

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uneducated person from the country side

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Arpeggio

A

notes of a card played in a succession

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Obstreperous

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noisy and difficult to control

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Retrenchment

A

reduction of costs or spending in response

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Armament

A

military weapons

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Intemperance

A

lack of moderation in restraint

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Commemorate

A

recall and show repeat

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Sanguine

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optimistic or positive, in bad/difficult times

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Disparage

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regard or represent as being little worth

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Diffuse

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spread over wide area

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Brevity

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concise and exact use of words in writing

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Mirth

A

amusement expressed in laughter

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Apparation

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ghost or ghost like image of a person

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Cosmopolitan

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containing people from different countries

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Posturing

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behavior that is intended to impress

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Liberal

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open to new behaviors or opinions

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Amalgamation

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result of combining or uniting

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Dissertation

A

long essay on a particular subject

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Epoch

A

period of time in history or a persons life