English Vocabulary Set 2

(adj.) empty; lack of intelligence

(v.) to accuse of wrongdoing; misconduct; misdemeanor

(n.) eventful consequences of one's actions

(n.) too many to mention; numerous

Logic, reasoning; rhetorical appeal pertaining to the content of the message

direct or exact opposite; may also be contrast within parallel phrases. This term can refer to literary characters.

(v.) to copy a person's behavior or manner

(n.) a stroke

(v.) affirms; a positive response

(adj.) non-aggressive; shy; timid

(adj.) show genuine concern about another's feelings

(adj.) talkative

Absence of conjunctions between several sentences which have no end punctuation

(n.) underlying foundation or basic framework

(adj.) one's identity concealed; unknown; unidentified;

(n.) deceives by misrepresentation; cunning; treachery

(v.) to set free; to endow with a franchise; give political rights to a town or city

A quality that arouses emotions (especially pity) ; the rhetorical appeal concerned with how to reach an audience

(v.) to cleanse or purge/purify of something morally offensive or harmful; to erase or eradicate

A repetition of a word or of words at the beginning of two or more successful clauses

(v. or adj.) to bury a body or object

(n.) contempt or ridicule; make fun of

(adj.) jesting; witty; pleasantly sarcastic

Insertion of conjunctions before each word in a list

The disposition or fundamental values peculiar to a specific person or culture; It tries to appeal to credibility

(v.) to twist the body

A figure of speech that attributes human emotion to inanimate objects, nature, or animals.

(adj.) cheerful; blood red color; happy-go-lucky

(n.) act of repairing; making amends; compensation in money or materials

(n.) forgive one for things he/she has done wrong

(adj.) very strict

(adj.) shared by both sides

(n.) shrewd; perceptive; keen mind

special images or symbols that appeal to the total racial or cultural understanding of people. Examples: mother, cowboy

(v.) to alter or corrupt; to insert between things

(adj.) lacks social graces; likely to commit social blunders; boorish

(adj.) not done openly; suggestive

(v.) affirms a positive response

Overdone attempts at evoking pity or compassion, usually creating a comedic effect

(v.) revise; redo