Rhetorical Terms 1 (Hadley)

apathy

lack of emotion or interest

ambiguous

having more than one meaning ; vague

fervent

passionate

vitriolic

feeling with bitter criticism or malice

undermine

to weaken ; to wear the foundation of

oblivious

unaware ; unconscious

indifferent

not caring one way or the other ; lacking a preference

obscure

unclear ; clouded ; partially hidden ; hard to understand

objective

without bias (as opposed to subjective)

revere

to worship

discriminate

to differentiate ; to make a clear distinction ; to see the difference

embellish

to add details ; to exaggerate

denounce

to speak out against ; to condemn

innovate

to be creative ; to introduce something new

stagnant

not moving

candid

honest ; frank

impartial

unbiased ; neutral

discern

to distinguish one thing from another ; to understand

ostentatious

showing off

contentious

quarrelsome