Vocab 3

Question 0

Ad hominem

Answer 0

Appealing to a person’s prejudices

Question 1

Aphorism

Answer 1

A brief statement of known authorship that expresses a general truth

Question 2

Connotation

Answer 2

The meaning associated with a word

Question 3

Coherent

Answer 3

Following an orderly logical pattern that is easy to understand

Question 4

Didactic

Answer 4

Morally instructive

Question 5

Invective

Answer 5

A verbally abusive attack

Question 6

Mode

Answer 6

A method or form

Question 7

Oxymoron

Answer 7

a figure of speech that combines two contradictory terms

Question 8

Pedantic

Answer 8

Tending to be overly scholarly or overly observant to the rules

Question 9

Predicate nominative

Answer 9

A noun, group of nouns, or clause, that renames the subject

Question 10

Syllogism

Answer 10

Any logical argument that presents two premises from which a conclusion is drawn

Question 11

Subordinate clause

Answer 11

A group of words that contains a subject and verb but cant stand alone as a complete thought

Question 12

Syntax

Answer 12

the way in which words are arranged in a sentence

Question 13

Chiasmus

Answer 13

The reversal in the word order of two parallel word groups

Question 14

Pun

Answer 14

A humorous use of a word

Question 15

Enthymeme

Answer 15

A syllogism with one premise omitted

Question 16

Atmosphere

Answer 16

The mood that is created from setting details

Question 17

Style

Answer 17

The unique way an author presents his ideas

Question 18

Prose

Answer 18

Any writing that is not poetry

Question 19

Discourse

Answer 19

conversation