Vocab Quiz Flashcards
To modify or limit the scope of a statement, making it less absolute or more specific
Qualify
Assert the opposite of a statement, idea, or claim, showing inconsistency
Contradict
To sa or do something again for clarity
Reiterate
To make something clear or easy to understand
Explain
To undermine or weaken something
Undercut
Concerned with the reward and practical results rather than abstract ideas
Pragmatic
Believing that people are motivated purely by self interest and are often dishonest or insincere
Cynical
Having strong love for country
Patriotic
Showing a feeling of superiority, treating others as inferior
Condescending
Deserving or arousing pity due to misfortune or hardship
Pitiable
Lack of quantity or quality
Meagerness
An exaggerated statement or claim not meant to be taken literally
Hyperbole
A comparison between two things, for purpose of explanation or clarification
Analogy
A state or situation that seems contradictory
Paradox
The juxtaposition of contrasting ideas or opposites in a balanced or parallel structure
Antithesis
The quality of being brief and concise, without unnecessary words
Succinctness
Harsh, abusive language or speech
Invective
A comparison between two unlike things using “like” or “as”
Simile
Giving non living things human characteristics
Personification
A figure of speech in which one thing is replaced with another closely related thing
Metonymy
An indirect reference to another work of literature, person, even, or cultural phenomenon
Allusion
The speaker addresses an absent person, an abstract idea, or an inanimate object as if it were present and capable of responding
Apostrophe
