vocab 10

Question 1

cumulative sentence

Answer 1

ndependent clause followed by a series of subordinate constructions (phrases or clauses) that gather details about a person, place, event, or idea

Question 2

periodic sentence

Answer 2

has the main clause or predicate at the end

Question 3

informal tone

Answer 3

may include slang, figures of speech, broken syntax,

Question 4

colloquialism

Answer 4

a word or phrase that is not formal or literary, typically one used in ordinary or familiar conversation.

Question 5

contempt

Answer 5

the feeling that a person or a thing is beneath consideration, worthless, or deserving scorn.

Question 6

devious

Answer 6

showing a skillful use of underhanded tactics to achieve goals.

Question 7

embryologic

Answer 7

The branch of biology that deals with the formation, early growth, and development of living organisms

Question 8

naturalists

Answer 8

an expert in or student of natural history.

Question 9

preposterous

Answer 9

contrary to reason or common sense; utterly absurd or ridiculous.

Question 10

vestige

Answer 10

a trace of something that is disappearing or no longer exists.

Question 11

co adaptation

Answer 11

the process by which two or more species, genes or phenotypic traits undergo adaptation as a pair or group.

Question 12

naturalists

Answer 12

an expert in or student of natural history.

Question 13

kinship

Answer 13

blood relationship.

Question 14

kin

Answer 14

one’s family and relations.

Question 15

counterpart

Answer 15

a person or thing holding a position or performing a function that corresponds to that of another person or thing in another place.

Question 16

begging the question

Answer 16

an informal fallacy that occurs when an argument’s premises assume the truth of the conclusion, instead of supporting it

Question 17

hasty generalization

Answer 17

a fallacy in which a conclusion that is reached is not logically justified by sufficient or unbiased evidence

Question 18

ad hominem

Answer 18

of an argument or reaction) directed against a person rather than the position they are maintaining.

Question 19

post hoc

Answer 19

occurring or done after the event, especially with reference to the fallacious assumption that the occurrence in question has a logical relationship with the event it follows.

Question 20

non sequitur

Answer 20

a conclusion or statement that does not logically follow from the previous argument or statement.