Definitions
One distinguished for skill and power as a public speaker
orator
rhythm
cadence
discourse, dialogue
monologue
With so much evidence stacked up against her, Hannah found the accusation difficult to ______.
refute
Applause
approbation
The beat, time, or measure of rhythmical motion or activity, especially in language
cadence
accuse, allude
insinuate
Jeering
Approbation
elocution
rhetoric
Moses did not consider himself to be one of these; he was relieved when God placed Aaron in his place.
orator
elocution
oratory, hyperbole
rhetoric
obscure, unclear, vague
perspicuous
Sadly, Miss Eshelman's long _____ about the importance of grammar fell on deaf ears.
monologue
Outline
perspicuous
An element in experience or artistic representation evoking pity or compassion
pathos
passion, poignancy
pathos
Agree, endorse
refute
Understanding grammar will help you to _____ your writing style, making it sound better and more creative.
embellish
"I know Liam would never think of stealing Ben's Qwirkle tiles," the teacher said sarcastically.
insinuate
The quality of forceful or persuasive expressiveness
eloquence
articulate, rhetoric
eloquence
simplify
embellish
Desperately desiring to be ______ of her sentence, bribed the teacher to speak in her favor at the trial.
Pathos, ethos, logos
Rhetoric