Week #2
Root Words
Week #1
Week #1
VARIETY
100
To show prejudice toward something or someone.
What is bias
100
Against
What is anti
100
A persuasive appeal based on the character or projected character of the speaker or writer
What is ethos
100
Describes the author's attitude towards his or her material, the audience, or both.
What is tone
100
two
What is bi
200
characteristics of or appropriate to ordinary or familiar conversation
What is colloquial
200
Around
What is circum
200
The means of persuasion by demonstration of logical proof, real or apparent
What is logos
200
The fictional mask or narrator that tells a story
What is persona
200
not
What is un
300
The substitution of a mild, indirect or vague expression for one thought to be offensive, harsh, or blunt.
What is eupehmism
300
half
What is semi
300
The means of persuasion that appeals to the audience's emotions
What is pathos
300
Refers to the writer's word choices, especially with regard to their correctness, clearness, or effectiveness.
What is diction
300
high-sounding or pretentious
What is bombastic
400
Unintelligible or meaningless talk or writing
What is jargon
400
over
What is super
400
Mental structure we use to organize and simplify our knowledge of world around us.
What is schema
400
the process of finding and creating arguments to support a claim
What is invention
400
commonly used in an earlier time but rare in present day
What is archaic
500
Not clear to understanding, not hard to perceive
What is obscure
500
Inter
What is between
500
The way an author chooses to join word into phrases, clauses, and sentences.
What is syntax
500
Part of a speech or structure of a text
What is arrangement
500
odd or unnatural in shape, appearance, or character.
What is grotesque
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