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Rhetoric

The art of using language to persuade or influence people.

Diction

Word choice.

Connotation

The emotional or cultural meaning of a word.

Syntax

Sentence structure or word order.

Loose

A sentence where the main idea comes first, followed by details.

Parallel Structure

Repeating the same grammatical form in a sentence.

Antimetabole

Repeating words in reverse order (e.g., 'Eat to live, not live to eat').

Antithesis

Two opposite ideas are put together (e.g., 'It was the best of times, it was the worst of times').

Polysyndeton

Using many conjunctions (e.g., 'and' or 'but') between words.

Asyndeton

Leaving out conjunctions between words (e.g., 'I came, I saw, I conquered').

Dramatic Irony

The audience knows something the characters do not.

Situational Irony

The opposite of what you expect happens.

Verbal Irony

Saying the opposite of what you mean (like sarcasm).

Subjective

Based on personal feelings or opinions.

Objective

Based on facts, not feelings.

Appeal to Ignorance

Claiming something is true because it hasn’t been proven false.

Hasty Generalization

Making a broad claim based on little evidence.

Genetic Fallacy

Judging something based on its origin or source, not its merit.

Allegory

A story with a hidden meaning (often moral or political).

Anglophile

Someone who loves English culture.

Apertures

Openings or holes.

Broach

To bring up a topic for discussion.

Cached

Hidden or stored away.

Cacophony

A harsh, jarring mix of sounds.

Calumny

A false statement meant to harm someone’s reputation.

Cavernous

Very large and hollow.

Charlatan

A fake or fraud.

Conjecture

A guess based on incomplete information.

Connotation

The feeling or idea a word suggests.

Conscious

Aware and awake.

Contingency

A possible future event or condition.

Convivial

Friendly, lively, and enjoyable.

Copious

A large amount.

Coruscated

Flashed or sparkled.

Counterintuitive

Opposite of what you would expect.

Daunting

Scary or overwhelming.

Despondent

Feeling hopeless or very sad.

Effigy

A dummy or model of a person, often for protest.

Elated

Extremely happy.

Empirical

Based on observation or experience.

Equivocation

Using unclear language to mislead.

Erudite

Very educated or scholarly.

Etymology

The history or origin of words.

Extol

To praise highly.

Extracted

Pulled out or removed.

Fastidious

Very careful and picky.

Gratuitous

Unnecessary or uncalled for.

Impassive

Showing no emotion.

Impunity

Freedom from punishment.

Incredulous

Not believing; skeptical.

Incremental

Happening in small steps.

Inertia

Resistance to change or motion.

Infantile

Childish or immature.

Inherently

Naturally or built-in.

Integrity

Honesty and strong moral principles.

Intrepid

Brave and fearless.

Inundated

Overwhelmed or flooded.

Latency

Delay before something becomes active.

Malfunction

Failure to work properly.

Oscillate

To swing back and forth.

Paltry

Small or worthless.

Parsed

Analyzed or broken down into parts.

Pilfer

To steal small things.

Proximity

Nearness in space or time.

Rampant

Spreading quickly and out of control.

Refute

To prove something is wrong.

Retaliate

To get back at someone; take revenge.

Retrospect

Looking back at the past.

Rudimentary

Basic or undeveloped.

Sardonic

Bitterly sarcastic.

Strenuous

Requiring lots of effort or energy.

Synthetic

Made by humans; not natural.

Tetrahedron

A 3D shape with four triangular sides.

Torque

A twisting force.

Truism

A statement that is obviously true.

Venerate

To respect deeply.