Nouns
What is a plaudit
To recoil in fear
What is cower
This word is defined as “to have a severely detrimental effect on.”
What is blighted
When your boss tells you that he's "letting you go" instead of saying "You're fired".
What is "euphemism"?
Effective use of devices and language to persuade
what is rhetoric
A rabbit's foot or 4-leaf clover are examples of this item
What is a talisman
This signifies the act of refusing to accept or support something
What is repudiate
This word is used to describe the type of person who is difficult to be around because it is "all about them"
When a phrase is repeated in reverse order
What is chiasmus
The rhetorical device employed when trying to establish credibility
What is ethos
A black cat is an example of a _.
What is harbinger
Something you should do when you are running late to class
what is hasten
If you are praiseworthy this adjective could be used to describe you
What is creditable
A language not used in the formal or literal sense, speech between two high schoolers could be considered this
What is colloquial
The ASPCA commercials that use photographs of injured puppies, or sad-looking kittens, and slow, depressing music to emotionally persuade their audience to donate money is an example of this.
What is pathos
The act of overexplaining to the point where the concept is difficult to understand
what is obfuscate
This is something your dog or cat may do when you get home from school and they've missed you
what is nuzzle
"Her eyes were rimmed with red, and water threatened to slip out" is an example of this adjective
What is lachrymose
"I've had worse" is an example of which literary term?
What is a litote
The war general's _________ in his speech was to rally support for his military.
What is exigence
Boredom, monotony, and dullness are all synonyms of this word.
what is ted ium
This was employed when the 19th amendment was created
What is enfranchise
If someone is as stubborn as a donkey this word could be used to describe them
what is obdurate
A conclusion or statement that does not logically follow the previous conclusion or statement
What is non sequitur
The ____________ ______________ can be described in five parts: purpose, audience, topic, writer, and context.
What is the rhetorical situation