Kartlar: Argument & Rhetoric Vocabulary, 1. Reading: Craft and Structure, SAT Reading and Writing | Quizlet

acrimony

(n.) bitterness or harshness in speech, behavior, or disposition; open hostility.

admonish

(v.) to warn or reprimand someone firmly; to advise against something.

adumbrate

(v.) to outline or describe roughly; to suggest or foreshadow vaguely.

affirm

(v) to declare something is true; to openly support an idea or opinion.

ambiguous

(adj.) having more than one possible meaning; unclear or uncertain.

appraise

To evaluate or estimate the quality, value, or worth of something.

banal

Boring or unoriginal; made dull by overuse or lack of originality.

beneath

(prep) in or to a lower position; under. (adv) below.

censure

To express strong disapproval or criticize severely.

choreography

(n.) the creative arrangement or design of dance movements and routines.

chronicle

1. (n.) a written record of historical events. 2. (v.) to document or record events in order.

cliché

A phrase or idea that has become dull or unoriginal due to being used too often.

cogent

(adj.) clear and convincing, especially in reasoning or argument.

come up with

to create or suggest an idea or plan

conceive (v.)

1. To form an idea or plan in the mind. 2. To imagine something. 3. For a woman, to become pregnant.