vocab cards

english

A grassland, especially in southern Africa, with scattered shrubs or trees, similar to a savanna.

Veldt

Made more sensitive or made more aware of something.

Sensitized

Things that come out or are released from a source

Emanations

The quality of happening automatically or without conscious thought; largely involuntary.

Automaticity

Good-humored cheerfulness and friendliness.

Joviality

Resembling crystal; very clear, bright, or sparkling.

Crystalline

Harassed, mistreated, or punished because of who someone is or what they believe.

Persecuted

A fictional machine that creates or produces smells to make an artificial place seem real.

Odorophonics

Extremely conservative; strongly opposed to social or political change.

Superreactionary

A type of rock made of a form of quartz, usually recognized by its colorful bands.

Agate

The guiding beliefs, values, or character of a person, group, or institution.

Ethos

A quality that causes feelings of pity, sympathy, or compassion.

Pathos

Example: The lions roamed across the vast ___ searching for food.

example: veldt

Example: The documentary _______ people to the dangers of pollution.

example: sensitized

Example: The Earth receives various _______ from the sun and sends back to the sun its opposite force." [1]

example: emanations

Example: After practicing the piano for years, she played the song with _______.

example: automaticity

Example: The party was filled with laughter and ______.

example: joviality

Example: The lake had ______ water that allowed us to see the rocks below.

example: crystalline

Example: The group was _______ because of its religious beliefs.

example: persecuted

Example: The _______ machine released the smell of roses to make the virtual garden feel realistic.

example: odorophonics

Example: The _________ leader wanted to return the country to its old traditions.

example: superreactionary

Example: She found a beautiful piece of ______ with red and white bands.

example: agate

Example: The company made environmental awareness part of its business ethos.

example: ethos

Example: The movie's ending was filled with _____ and made many people cry.

example: pathos

Logos

An appeal to logic, facts, evidence, and reasoning to persuade someone.

Karios

The use of the right or most appropriate moment or opportunity to persuade someone.

Example: The scientist used statistics and research to convince the audience that climate change is real.

example: logos

Example: The politician used _____ by giving a speech about disaster relief immediately after the hurricane.

example: kairos