Honors Humanities Vocab 2

Concession

The act of conceding or yielding, often used in arguments where one acknowledges a point made by an opponent.

Refutation

The act of proving a statement or theory to be wrong or false; rebuttal.

Ad Misericordiam

An appeal to pity or sympathy, often used in arguments to win someone over by playing on their emotions rather than presenting factual evidence.

Ad Populum

A fallacy in which one argues that a proposition must be true because many people believe it.

Ad Vericundiam

Also known as an appeal to authority, it's a fallacy where someone argues that something is true because an authority figure believes it, without proper evidence supporting the claim.

Lapse

A temporary failure or slip, often in judgment, memory, or behavior.

Malady

A disease or disorder, often used to describe a deep or chronic problem.

Myriad

A countless or extremely large number of something.

Necessitate

To make something necessary or unavoidable.

Nestle

To settle or lie comfortably within or against something.

Obliterate

To completely destroy or wipe out something, leaving no trace.

Parse

To analyze or break down something into its parts, typically used in linguistics or computer programming.

Queue

A line or sequence of people or items waiting for their turn or to be processed.

Ravenous

Extremely hungry or eager for something.

Thearchy

Government or rule by gods or a divine power.