vocab 11

Question 1

counterargument

Answer 1

an argument or set of reasons put forward to oppose an idea or theory developed in another argument.

Question 2

rebuttal

Answer 2

a refutation or contradiction.

Question 3

warrant

Answer 3

justification or authority for an action, belief, or feeling.

Question 4

data

Answer 4

facts and statistics collected together for reference or analysis.

Question 5

conciliatory

Answer 5

intended or likely to placate or pacify.

Question 6

jovial

Answer 6

cheerful and friendly.

Question 7

nostalgic

Answer 7

characterized by or exhibiting feelings of nostalgia.

Question 8

ambiguous

Answer 8

(of language) open to more than one interpretation; having a double meaning.

Question 9

poignant

Answer 9

evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret.

Question 10

evasive

Answer 10

tending to avoid commitment or self-revelation, especially by responding only indirectly.

Question 11

acerbic

Answer 11

(especially of a comment or style of speaking) sharp and forthright.

Question 12

ominous

Answer 12

giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen; threatening; inauspicious.

Question 13

Levites

Answer 13

a member of the Hebrew tribe of Levi, especially of that part of it which provided assistants to the priests in the worship in the Jewish temple.

Question 14

antecedent

Answer 14

a thing or event that existed before or logically precedes another.

Question 15

exasperated

Answer 15

intensely irritated and frustrated.

Question 16

advocate

Answer 16

a person who publicly supports or recommends a particular cause or policy.

Question 17

regional dialect

Answer 17

a distinct form of a language spoken in a particular geographical area

Question 18

literary allusion

Answer 18

a brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance.

Question 19

biblical allusion

Answer 19

references are taken from the Holy Bible.

Question 20

mythological allusion

Answer 20

allusion with the origin of a myth