Vocab #3

Question 1

Ad hominem

Answer 1

Appealing to a person’s prejudices

Question 2

Atmosphere

Answer 2

The mood that is created from setting details

Question 3

Connotation

Answer 3

The meaning associated with a word

Question 4

Coherent

Answer 4

Following an orderly logical pattern that is easy to understand

Question 5

Didactic

Answer 5

Morally instructive

Question 6

Discourse

Answer 6

Conversation

Question 7

Invective

Answer 7

A verbally abusive attack

Question 8

Mode

Answer 8

A method or form

Question 9

Oxymoron

Answer 9

A figure of speech that combines two contradictory terms

Question 10

Pedantic

Answer 10

Tending to be overly scholarly or overly attentive to rules

Question 11

Predicate nominative

Answer 11

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

Question 12

Prose

Answer 12

Any writing that is not poetry or drama

Question 13

Style

Answer 13

The unique way an author presents his ideas

Question 14

Subordinate clause

Answer 14

A group of words that contains a subject and a verb, but cannot stand alone as a complete thought

Question 15

Syllogism

Answer 15

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

Question 16

Syntax

Answer 16

The way in which words are arranged in a sentence

Question 17

Chiasmus

Answer 17

A reversal in the word order of two parallel phrases/ clauses

Question 18

Pun

Answer 18

A humorous use of a word

Question 19

Enthymeme

Answer 19

A syllogism with one premise omitted

Question 20

Aphorism

Answer 20

A brief statement of known authorship that expresses a general truth