vocab 12

Dam-

Dam-

Female parent, usually an animal

Raiment-

n. Clothes

Dear-

adj. Costly

Collateral-

adj. Related, parallel

Repine-

v. complain

Deference-

n. Courteous respect

Censure-

v. strongly disapprove; condemn

Groat-

n. Coin worth a small amount

Encumbrance-

n. Burden

Digressed-

v. moved away from the main purpose in writing

Enumerated-

v. named or counted separately, as in a list

Resolution-

n. A formal expression of intention, usually made by voting

Overture-

n. An opening position in a negotiation

Entailing-

v. passing along to the next generation

Satire-

writers argue for change through humor; focuses on the flaws of humanity, emphasizing qualities or greed, corruption, ignorance, and illogic

Ethos-

appeals to moral or intellectual authority

Kairos-

appeals to the particular time or place

Logos-

appeals to logic or reason

Pathos-

appeals to emotion or sympathy

Faulty premise-

an incorrect assumption that forms the basis of an argument

Faulty analogy-

a comparison that does not hold true: People who drink coffee are no different from athletes who use steroids.

False dilemma-

statement indication that there are only two options when more actually exist: We can either agree to this proposal or dissolve the union.