Untitled Flashcards Set

articulate

To express an idea or feeling fluently and coherently.

dissent

The expression or holding of opinions at variance with those previously, commonly, or officially held.

immunity

Exemption from a duty or liability.

separatist

A person who supports the separation of a particular group from a larger body.

assertive

Having or showing a confident and forceful personality.

divergent

Tending to be different or develop in different directions.

impassioned

Filled with intense feeling or passion.

oblivion

The state of being unaware or unconscious of what is happening.

solemn

Formal and dignified; serious.

earnest

Showing sincere and intense conviction.

indignant

Feeling or showing anger or annoyance at what is perceived as unfair treatment.

principles

Fundamental truths or propositions that serve as the foundation for a system of belief.

stimuli

That which can provoke an action or response.

conclusive

Serves to prove a case; decisive or convincing.

ecstatic

Feeling or expressing overwhelming happiness or joyful excitement.

inflammatory

Arousing strong emotion, especially anger.

repentant

Feeling or expressing remorse for one's misdeeds.

sympathizer

A person who agrees with or supports a particular cause or group.

condescending

Acting superior; treating others as inferior.

evoke

To call up or produce, as in memories or feelings.

musing

Absorbed in thought; meditative.

resolved

Firmly determined to do something.

torment

Severe physical or mental suffering.

contemplative

Expressing or involving prolonged thought.

fatalistic

Believing that all events are predetermined and inevitable.

jubilant

Feeling or expressing great happiness and triumph.

sadistic

Deriving pleasure from inflicting pain on others.

validity

The quality of being well-founded, sound, or based on truth.

discord

Disagreement or conflict.

grave

Serious or solemn in nature.

mirth

Amusement, especially as expressed in laughter.

scornful

Feeling or expressing contempt or derision.

whimsical

Given to light, fanciful, playful humor.

dispel

To make a doubt, feeling, or belief disappear.

gratitude

The quality of being thankful; readiness to show appreciation.

muddled

In a state of confusion.

sentient

Able to perceive or feel things.

wane

To decrease in size, amount, intensity, or degree; to diminish.

SOAP

An acronym for Speaker, Occasion, Audience, Purpose, subject, and Tone, used to analyze rhetoric.

Ethos

An appeal to credibility or character.

Pathos

An appeal to emotion.

Logos

An appeal to logic and reason.

Assertion

A confident and forceful statement of fact or belief.

Issue

The subject or problem that is under discussion or debate.

Generalization

A general statement or concept obtained by inference from specific cases.

Diction

The choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing.

Juxtaposition

The fact of two things being seen or placed close together for contrasting effect.

Punctuating FANBOYS

Using commas before coordinating conjunctions (For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So) in compound sentences.

Punctuating SWABIs

Using commas after subordinating conjunctions (Such as Since, When, Although, Because, If) that introduce dependent clauses.

Forming Singular Possessives

The grammatical rule for creating possessive forms of singular nouns.