Rhetorical Vocabulary #6

Question 1

exertions

Answer 1

to put things outward, to exert, to push out a force

Question 2

constancy

Answer 2

the quality of being without change or variation

Question 3

sustain

Answer 3

to supply with support and necessities, to maintain

Question 4

vex

Answer 4

to disturb the peace of mind, to create illusions in one’s head

Question 5

impede

Answer 5

to be an obstacle to, to block passage to something

Question 6

affront

Answer 6

to treat or speak to rudely, to mistreat, to harm with words

Question 7

prodigious

Answer 7

so great in extent that it elicits awe and wonder

Question 8

retrenchment

Answer 8

the reductions of financial investments in order to become stable

Question 9

reduction

Answer 9

the act of reducing or taking away

Question 10

expenditure

Answer 10

the act of consuming something, or spending money

Question 11

liberal

Answer 11

tolerant of change, not bound by authority

Question 12

conservative

Answer 12

resistant to change, opposed to liberal reforms

Question 13

radical

Answer 13

characterized by taking extreme measures

Question 14

grim

Answer 14

filled with darkness and gloominess

Question 15

somber

Answer 15

grave or gloomy in disposition of character

Question 16

intemperance

Answer 16

excess in action or immoderation, indulgence in bodily appetites

Question 17

monopolise

Answer 17

to have or exploit a monopoly of

Question 18

compound

Answer 18

consisting of two or more combined parts, joined

Question 19

amalgam

Answer 19

a combination or blend of diverse things

Question 20

amalgamation

Answer 20

a combination of two or more identities