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Vocab List 8
VocabList 8
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Allegory | symbolic story |
| Homily | sermon |
| Treatise | formal essay |
| Glib | manipulative remarks |
| Terse | brief |
| Slanted language | biased wording |
| Emotive language | emotionally charged wording |
| Double entendre | double meaning |
| Circumlocution | wordiness |
| Circular reasoning | looping logic |
| Scapegoating | blaming others |
| Bandwagon technique | appeal to popularity |
| Glittering generalities | vague praise |
| Conciliatory | peace-making |
| Empirical, empiricism | based on observation |
| Equivocation | ambiguous language |
| Diatribe | rant |
| Discretion | good judgment |
| Sanguine | optimistic |
| Orthodoxy | accepted belief |
| Status quo | existing state |
| Temperate | moderate |
| Colloquial | informal |
| Ornate | highly decorated |
| Acerbic | sharp, biting |
| Polemic | strong argument |
| Diminution | reduction |
| Incongruity | mismatch |
| Invective | insulting language |
| Acuity | sharpness |
| Apocryphal | doubtful, untrue |
| Assiduous | hardworking |
| Transient | temporary |
| Veritable | true, real |