Friday, September 6, 2019

Vocabulary 51-75

51. poppet - doll used to store needles
52. ail - sick
53. wily - clever, tricky, smart
54. Sabbath - day of rest
55. theology - study of religion
56. pewter - very cheap metal
57. clapboard - siding of vertical wooden boards
58. situational irony - when you expect something but get the opposite (fire hydrant on fire)
59. vengeance - revenge
60. alliteration - repetition of the same beginning sounds: Word, willy, wall
61. calamity - disaster
62. aside - when a character speaks their private thoughts aloud
63. lechery - adultery
64. deposition - written sworn testimony
65. dramatic irony - audience knows things the characters don't (JAWS swimming up)
66. verbal irony - sarcasm, you say one thing but you mean another (I can't wait to pay another bill)
67. placebo - harmless treatment that is all psychological
68. Harlot - call girl
69. slovenly - messy
70. substantiated - verified, proven
71.  vain - without success
72. ethos - ethical appeal
73. pathos - emotional appeal
74. logos - logical appeal
75. bandwagon - assume that since something is popular or cool, it's the right answer



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