Word Of The Day #2 Flashcards
Credibility
The quality of being trusted and believed in
Elliptical
A) Oval
B) Speech or writing involving ellipsis
Electrorate
Body of people who are entitled to vote
Infringe
Actively break the terms of
Officiate
Manage, oversee
Whimsical
A sudden idea or turn of mind
Colloquialism
A word or a phrase that is not formal, unacceptable style
Jardon
Confused language
Inconclusive
No conclusion
Hubris
Extreme pride or self confidence
Juxtaposition
Words are placed parrarel to each other to show contrast
Caesuna
A break in the flow of sound in the middle of a line of verse indicated by a symbol
Enjambment
Run on; the running over a sentence from one verse to another
Rebuttal
A refutation or contradiction
Fable
A conscise story that features animals, mythical creatures, plants, inominate object and illustrates a moral lesson