Vocab List 3

Question 1

Define aphorism

Answer 1

a brief statement of known authorship that expresses a general truth

Question 2

Define ad hominem

Answer 2

appealing to a person’s prejudices

Question 3

Define atmosphere

Answer 3

mood created by setting details

Question 4

Define connotation

Answer 4

the meaning associated with a word

Question 5

Define coherent

Answer 5

following an orderly logical pattern that is easy to understand

Question 6

Define didactic

Answer 6

morally instructive

Question 7

Define discourse

Answer 7

conversation

Question 8

Define invective

Answer 8

a verbally abusive attack

Question 9

Define mode

Answer 9

a method or form

Question 10

Define oxymoron

Answer 10

a figure of speech that combines two contradictory terms

Question 11

Define pedantic

Answer 11

tending to be overly scholarly or overly observant to rules

Question 12

Define predicate nominative

Answer 12

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

Question 13

Define prose

Answer 13

any writing that’s not poetry or drama

Question 14

Define style

Answer 14

the unique way an author presents his ideas

Question 15

Define subordinate clause

Answer 15

a group of words that contains a subject and a verb but cannot stand alone as a complete sentence

Question 16

Define syllogism

Answer 16

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

Question 17

Define syntax

Answer 17

the way in which words are arranged in a sentence

Question 18

Define chiasmus

Answer 18

reversal in the word order of two parallel phrases/clauses

Question 19

Define pun

Answer 19

a humorous use of a word

Question 20

Define enthymeme

Answer 20

a syllogism with one premise omitted