Honors Humanities Vocab 2

Here are the definitions for each of the words:

1. Concession: The act of conceding or yielding, often used in arguments where one acknowledges a point made by an opponent.

2. Refutation: The act of proving a statement or theory to be wrong or false; rebuttal.

3. Ad Misericordiam: An appeal to pity or sympathy, often used in arguments to win someone over by playing on their emotions rather than presenting factual evidence.

4. Ad Populum: A fallacy in which one argues that a proposition must be true because many people believe it.

5. Ad Vericundiam: Also known as an appeal to authority, it's a fallacy where someone argues that something is true because an authority figure believes it, without proper evidence supporting the claim.

6. Lapse: A temporary failure or slip, often in judgment, memory, or behavior.

7. Malady: A disease or disorder, often used to describe a deep or chronic problem.

8. Myriad: A countless or extremely large number of something.

9. Necessitate: To make something necessary or unavoidable.

10. Nestle: To settle or lie comfortably within or against something.

11. Obliterate: To completely destroy or wipe out something, leaving no trace.

12. Parse: To analyze or break down something into its parts, typically used in linguistics or computer programming.

13. Queue: A line or sequence of people or items waiting for their turn or to be processed.

14. Ravenous: Extremely hungry or eager for something.

15. Thearchy: Government or rule by gods or a divine power.