Skilled; expert.
Proficient
Ugly or unpleasant old woman.
Crone
The action or fact of treating someone unfairly in order to benefit from their work.
Exploitation
Which argumentative device uses a logical appeal?
Logos
An expression that cannot be understood from the meanings of its separate words but must be learned as a whole.
Idiom
Mutually opposed or inconsistent.
Contradictory
Bringing someone under one’s control; enslavement
Subjugation
Having a pleasant manner.
Personable
Which argumentative device uses an emotional appeal?
Pathos
Representing a thing or idea as a person in art, literature
Personification
Metallurgy; shaped by hammering or beating.
Wrought
Marriage between two people unsuited to each other.
Misalliance
A place where a wild animal, especially a fierce or dangerous one, lives.
Lair
How the character or speaker portrays himself through words, using his ethics or reputation to persuade.
Ethos
A question asked in order to create a dramatic effect or to make a point rather than to get an answer.
Rhetorical Question
A firm belief.
Conviction
Capturing and holding one’s attention, fascinating.
Enthralling
Rising above others in rank or achievement.
Catalyst
Which argumentative device refers to a story's setting?
Kairos
Writing about objects, actions, and ideas in such a way that it appeals to our five physical senses.
Imagery
A small, dartlike metal projectile used as darts or shrapnel; a straw board used for a dart-like purpose.
Flechette
Extremely unpleasant; repulsive.
Odious
Hostile feelings; hatred.
Animosity
The purpose a speaker or author hopes to achieve in a persuasive argument
Telos
The repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables.
Alliteration