Vocab 4 Flashcards
1
Q
active voice
A
when the subject is doing the acting
2
Q
ameliorate
A
to make or become better; improve
3
Q
amity
A
peaceful relations
4
Q
bombast
A
speech too pompous for an occasion
5
Q
concession
A
yielding
6
Q
cryptic
A
abrupt; short
7
Q
deduction
A
something subtracted or taken away
8
Q
endemic
A
belonging to a specific person or place
9
Q
ephemeral
A
lasting a very short time
10
Q
enmity
A
a feeling of hostility or hatred
11
Q
garish
A
excessively elaborate
12
Q
harangue
A
a long, intense/passionate speech
13
Q
immutable
A
unchangeable
14
Q
induction
A
bringing about
15
Q
logical fallacy
A
a pattern of reasoning rendered invalid by a flaw in its logical structure
