English Vocabulary and Rhetorical Devices Flashcards

A complete set of vocabulary terms and rhetorical devices based on lecture notes, covering definitions, grammatical context, and literary analysis.

abstract

Out of the ordinary.

belligerent

mean; Hostile and aggressive

criteria

The standard something is judged.

derogatory

Offensive; hostile or depressive.

docile

obedient, easily controllable.

equitable

To be fair

fortuitous

Happening by accident or by luck.

hypothetical

Imagined or survested but not real or true; something that could happen.

illicit

Illegal

juxtapose

comparing two things side by side,

meticulous

careful, pays attention to small details,

oblivious

unaware.

preposterous

Ridiculous.

precipitate

To cause something to happen.

static

Not changed.

tenuous

Fravite or very weak.

validate

To check for accuracy,

ambiguous

Not clear,

bolster

TO Support,

connotation

A feeling that a word evokes,

demeanor

Outward Behavior-how someone comes acro

dormant

Inactive.

emulate

TO COPY,

facilitate

To make something easier.

imminent

About to happen

negligent

careless to take proper care.

obscure

Hard to understand.

precarious

Not stable.

qualitative

Based on quality,

quantitative

Based on numbers

deem

To gain something back or to gain or resain Possession

retrospect

Looking back at something that already happened

sanction

Penalty-imposing the penalty

tumult

loud noise.

zealot

strong belief in something

analogy

comparison between two things,

collaborate

To Work torether,

coalition

Group of people or organization that ban together for d cause

disparity

A difference in treatment,

disseminate

TO Spread information.

subsidized

A government, company, or organization is paying for a portion of the cost,

egocentric

Being extremely self-centered.

elusive

something that is hard to find, catch, understand or achieve.

contingent

Dependent on something else.

nonchalant

Acting super calm, relaxed, and unbothered,

omnipotent

someone or something with unlimited power; all-powe

eradicate

To get rid of something completely.

panacea

a cure-all.

proficient

Being very good at doing something,

propensity

A natural urve or a habit.

Anaphora

the repetition of a word or Phase; Beginning

Epistrophe

The repetition of a word or Phase: Ending

Paradox

A absured, self contradictory or logical statement.

Hyperbole

A figure of speech that uses extreme exageration

Irony

A contrast between expectation and reality.

Logical Reasoning

Process of using strict, rational rules to make conclusion

Allusion

Brief reference to a famous Person, place, event, etc.

Parallelism

The use of matching grammatical structures, Phrases or word,

Euphemism

A polite, indirect expression used to replace a harsh word of Phose,

Ethos

An appeal to the authority and reputation of the Speaker

Pathos

Rhetorical appeal that targets on audiences Persuasive technique that appears to an audience's emotions,

Logos

Sense of reason and logic.