Week1 Vocabs Flashcards
1
Q
Rhetoric
A
The art of persuasion
2
Q
Autonomous
A
Self governing, independent
3
Q
Assertion
A
A claim
4
Q
Confer
A
To meet. Hand over with authority.
5
Q
Acronym
A
An abbreviation formed from the initial letters of other words and pronounced as a word. Ex: SAT, SWAT….
6
Q
In lieu of
A
Instead of
7
Q
Cumulative
A
Adds up over time
8
Q
Confiscate
A
To take with authority.
9
Q
Discrepancy
A
A disagreement.
10
Q
Hamartia
A
A fatal flaw
11
Q
Existential
A
Concerning the meaning of being.
12
Q
Nihilism
A
A philosophy of nothing matters.
13
Q
Harangue
A
To angrly scold.
14
Q
Clarion
A
Inspiring.
15
Q
Ubiquitious
A
Occuring everywhere
