Rhetorical Vocabulary 81-100

Question 1

minuteness

Answer 1

the property of having a relatively small size.

Question 2

reverence

Answer 2

deep respect for someone or something.

Question 3

earnestly

Answer 3

with sincere and intense conviction; seriously.

Question 4

esteem

Answer 4

respect and admiration, typically for a person.

Question 5

Sansculottism

Answer 5

a radical or violent extremist in politics

Question 6

sustain

Answer 6

strengthen or support physically or mentally.

Question 7

affront

Answer 7

an action or remark that causes outrage or offense.

Question 8

prodigious

Answer 8

remarkably or impressively great in extent, size, or degree.

Question 9

expenditure

Answer 9

the action of spending funds.

Question 10

conservative

Answer 10

holding to traditional attitudes and values and cautious about change or innovation, typically in relation to politics or religion.

Question 11

somber

Answer 11

dark or dull in color or tone; gloomy.

Question 12

compound

Answer 12

a thing that is composed of two or more separate elements; a mixture.

Question 13

partition

Answer 13

(especially with reference to a country with separate areas of government) the action or state of dividing or being divided into parts.

Question 14

correspondence

Answer 14

a close similarity, connection, or equivalence.

Question 15

distinction

Answer 15

a difference or contrast between similar things or people.

Question 16

profound

Answer 16

(of a state, quality, or emotion) very great or intense.

Question 17

discernment

Answer 17

the ability to judge well.

Question 18

semblance

Answer 18

the outward appearance or apparent form of something, especially when the reality is different.

Question 19

unison

Answer 19

simultaneous performance of action or utterance of speech.

Question 20

convictions

Answer 20

a formal declaration that someone is guilty of a criminal offense, made by the verdict of a jury or the decision of a judge in a court of law.