Nouns
danger or risk
jeopardy
to make a situation less intense
mitigate
unreasonable or unpredictable
irrational
exemption from punishment
author's attitude
tone
departure from accepted practice or belief
blasphemy
to examine closely
scrutinize
self-satisfied or overly confident
complacent
accidentally
inadvertently
how the reader/audience feels
mood
a person who tries to impress
sycophant
to soothe or comfort
assuage
short-lived
ephemeral
secretively
surreptitiously
where the thesis statement goes in an essay
end of the introduction
moral excellence
virtue
to provoke or urge
incite
characterized as being unselfishly caring of others
altruistic
a punishment where you leave an area
banishment
the art of persuasion
rhetoric
the state of being alone
solitude
to mourn aloud
lament
abstract; cannot be touched
intangible
an ominous feelin
premonition
pattern of an argument
claim, counterclaim, and rebuttal