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Brenham Eng III
Final Review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ambivalent | having mixed feelings |
| averse | opposed |
| bizarre | odd |
| condescend | to lower oneself |
| cryptic | puzzling |
| detrimental | damaging |
| diligent | hard-working |
| empathy | a sympathetic understanding |
| evoke | to bring out |
| fallible | imperfect |
| flaunt | to exhibit |
| genial | good-natured |
| glib | smooth |
| habitat | territory |
| haughty | snobbish |
| improvise | to make up |
| inhibition | an inner block |
| jeopardize | to put in danger |
| legacy | an inherited gift |
| libel | a printed falsehood |
| menial | unskilled |
| mundane | commonplace |
| nurture | to care for |
| nullify | to cancel |
| obscure | unclear |
| ominous | threatening |
| pragmatic | sensible |
| pseudonym | a false name |
| render | to make |
| repertoire | a variety of skills |
| shun | to keep away from |
| smug | too self satisfied |
| transcend | to go past |
| transcient | short-lived |
| viable | practical |
| vindictive | spiteful |
| waive | to give up |
| allusion | a figure of speech to which makes brief, even casual reference to a historical or literary figure, event, or object |
| analogy | a comparison of two things that are alike in some respects |
| anecdote | a brief story or tale told by a character in a a piece of literature |
| aphorism | a concise statement designed to make a point or illustrate a commonly held belief |
| connotation | what is implied by a word |
| devices | a particular word pattern or combination of words used in a literary work to evoke a desired effect or arouse a desired reaction in the reader |
| diction | an author's choice of words to convey tone or effect |
| ethos | the overall appeal of the speaker or writer; impressive credentials |
| hyperbole | an overstatement characterized by exaggerated language |
| irony | a situation or statement characterized by significant difference between what is expected or understood and what actually happens or is meant |
| logos | appealing to the audience's emotions |
| rhetorical question | to ask a question of an audience to engage them without having a response |
| syntax | the way words are put together to form phrases, clauses, and sentences. It is sentence structure and how it influences the way a reader perceived a piece of writing. |
| tone | the attitude of the writer or speaker |
| altruism | not concerned with the feelings of others |
| apathetic | showing no interest |
| atrophied | a wasting away of muscles |
| cynical | people are selfish and dishonest |
| decrements | a reduction |
| demise | death |
| erosion | gradual destruction of something |
| gaunt | lean and haggard |
| gingerly | very cautious |
| hypothesis | an explanation of an occurrence |
| inexplicably | unexplainably; mysteriously |
| insatiable | that which cannot be satisfied; unquenchable |
| insidious | causing harm in a gradual way, not easily noticed |
| integrity | the quality of being honest |
| lamented | mourned for |
| moral | principles based on right and wrong behavior |
| narcissist | a person characterized by an excessive love of himself or herself |
| philosophies | studies of truths or principles of all real knowledge |
| rationalize | explain or justify |
| replenished | to fill something up again, to restore |
| syllabus | a brief summary of the main point of a course of study |
| sociology | the study of the nature, origin, and development of human society and community life |
| theology | the study of religion and religious beliefs |
| thesis | a long piece of writing at a university to earn a degree |
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juliehinds
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