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Templet's English
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| bombastic | adj. high-sounding but with little meaning; inflated |
| narcissistic | adj. having an excessive or erotic interest in oneself and one's physical appearance |
| misogynist | noun: One who sexually discriminates, belittles women, encourages violence against women, and sexually objectifies women |
| pander | verb gratify or indulge (an immoral or distasteful desire, need, or habit or a person with such a desire, etc.): |
| rhetoric | the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially the use of figures of speech and other compositional techniques. |
| voice | noun, the way a writer or speaker uses words and tone to express ideas as well as the writer's persona or personality |
| theme | noun, the author's insight into the human condition, the main message. |
| syntax | noun the arrangement of words and the order of grammatical elements in a sentence |
| diction | noun the author's word choice to create voice, mood, or style. |
| juxtaposition | noun the arrangement of two or more things for the purpose of comparison |
| eloquence | the practice or art of using language with fluency and skill |
| fallacy | a deceptive, misleading, or false notion, belief, etc.: a misleading or unsound argument. |
| tone | an attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience. Tone is generally conveyed through the choice of words or the viewpoint of a writer on a particular subject. |
| bellicose | inclined or eager to fight; aggressively hostile; belligerent; pugnacious. |
| synthesis | the act of combining ideas from different sources to create, express, or support a new idea. |
| optimistic | hopeful and confident about the future. |
| pessimistic | tending to see the worst aspect of things or believe that the worst will happen. |
| satire | the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues. |
| irony | a state of affairs or an event that seems deliberately contrary to what one expects and is often amusing as a result. |
| apocryphal | (of a story or statement) of doubtful authenticity, although widely circulated as being true. |
| cajole | persuade someone to do something by sustained coaxing or flattery |
| denotation | definition of a word |
| connotation | the emotional feeling attached to a word, positive, negative or neutral |
| hyperbole | A literary device which exaggerates for the purpose of emphasis |
| hypocritical | over critical, frequently doing what one is critical of. ie. A doctor smoking while telling a patient smoking is bad for his health. |
| counterclaim | a claim made to offset another claim |
| refutation | It normally constitutes a part of an essay that disproves the opposing arguments described as the negation of an argument, opinion, testimony, doctrine, or theory, through contradicting evidence. . |
| concession | the act of conceding or yielding, as a right, a privilege, or a point or fact in an argument |
| ingenuity | the quality of being clever, original, and inventive. |
| enigma | riddle, puzzle, mystery |
| exacerbate | to make (a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling) worse |
| comtemplative | expressing or involving prolonged thought. |
| rectify | to put (something) right; correct. |
| infamous | well known for some bad quality or deed. |
| imperative | of vital importance; crucial; giving an authoritative command; peremptory. |
| enervate | cause (someone) to feel drained of energy or vitality; weaken. |
| epiphany | a moment of sudden revelation or insight |
| gauche | lacking ease or grace; unsophisticated and socially awkward |
| incognito | having one's true identity concealed:, false identity |
| hubris | excessive pride or self-confidence. |
| domcile | a home, house, residency |
| penchant | a strong or habitual liking for something or tendency to do something |
| intrepid | fearless; adventurous |
| foiled | prevent (something considered wrong or undesirable) from succeeding. |
| culled | select from a large quantity; obtain from a variety of sources |
| emanating | flow out of; originate from; be produced by. |
| logos | an appeal to logic used to convince or persuade the targeted audience by employing reason or logic. |
| ethos | an appeal to ethics, and it is a means of convincing someone of the character or credibility of the persuader. |
| pathos | an appeal to emotions to convince people with an argument drawn out through an emotional response. |
| lexicon | A lexicon is the vocabulary of a person, language, or branch of knowledge |
| anaphora | the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses. |
| impeach | bring an accusation against |
| metamorphois | striking change in appearance or character or circumstances |
| omnipotent | having unlimited power |
| tempestuous | characterized by violent emotions or behavior |
| xenophobia | a fear of foreigners or strangers |
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