AP Lang. & Comp. - Set 2
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marlalyn on September 26, 2011
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rhetorical terms
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HMA Period 7 English 3AP, Period 5 English 3AP
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 penitent | expressing remorse for one's misdeeds |
| plausible | seemingly valid or acceptable; credible |
| substantiated | supported with proof or evidence; verified |
| vindicated | freed from blame |
| condescending | treating people as weak or inferior |
| contemptuous | feeling hatred; scornful |
| despotic | exercising absolute power; tyrannical |
| dictatorial | domineering; oppressively overbearing |
| disdain | contempt, scorn, to regard or treat with contempt; to look down on |
| haughty | arrogant; vainly proud |
| imperious | arrogantly domineering or overbearing |
| patronizing | treating in a condescending manner |
| convoluted | intricate; complex |
| cryptic | difficult to comprehend |
| futile | having no useful purpose; pointless |
| impede | to slow the progress of |
| obscure | relatively unknown; to conceal or make indistinct |
| quandary | a state of uncertainty or perplexity |
| indolent | lazy |
| insipid | uninteresting; unchallenging |
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