| Term | Definition |
|---|
| rhetorical triangle | art of communication |
| ethos | background of author, credebility |
| pathos | emotions drawn from reading |
| logos | logical, facts, explaination appeal |
| apostrophe | addressing inanimate objects |
| allusion | metaphor, alluding to something |
| rhetoric | use of language effectively |
| narrative | 1st person account of something |
| impertinent | uncivil, rude |
| ineffeable | not able to express in words |
| execrate | to curse or hate |
| brook | to tolerate |
| obdurate | rude, stubborn |
| impudence | lack of modesty |
| maxim | general truth or principle |
| debased | reduce in quality, put down |
| homage | to pay respect |
| servile | being in slavery, servant |
| consummate | ideal, complete, perfection |
| expedient | promote, desired object |
| interpose | intervene, barrier |
| incur | to acquire |
| abhor | detest utterly |
| apt | prone, likely, able |
| urchin | mischievous boy, rascal |
| tone | the attitude of the author |
| analogy | comparison of two unlike things |
| hyperbole | exageration |
| anaphora | repetition of same words at the beginning of sentences |
| scrupulous | morals |
| meticulously | extreme care, precise |
| jovial | happy |
| gaffe | huge error |
| prattle | foolish chatter, babble |
| extemporaneous | without a set plan |
| unitarianism | belief in single personality of God |
| magnanimous | generous in forgiving an insult or injury |
| hobgoblin | something causing superstitious fear, goblin |
| acrostic | a series of lines or verses in which the first, last, or other particular letters when taken in order spell out a word, phrase, etc. |
| loath | unwilling; reluctant; disinclined |
| sycophant | a self-seeking, servile flatterer (brown noser) |
| medicament | a healing substance, medicine |
| infernal | hellish, troublesome |
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