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Julius Caesar Vocab 3
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10th Grade
04/26/2012

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Term
Freshman composition is a course in ___________.
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rhetoric
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The wood craftsman took his tools and began to _____________ a furrow into the wood in the shape of a heart.
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rout
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Having complete devotion and submissiveness for the sheik, the women of the harem were very _________________.
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servile
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After John Kennedy was shot, many self-proclaimed ________________ claimed to have predicted the assassination.
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soothsayer
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The woman had always viewed the man with disdain and would ___________ his attempts at friendship forever.
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spurn
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Since the woman was ______________, she and her husband decided to adopt children.
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sterile
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Please do not ____________; I want you to be here on time.
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tarry
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The arguments of the lawyer were ___________; consequently he won the case.
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unassailable
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Hitler's armies ____________ Poland with aid of Russia.
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vanquished
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The young children were a source of ______________ to their nervous, neurotic mother.
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vexation
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I can _____________ you a large return on your investment.
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vouchsafe
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She chose to ignore the _________________ of his crude remark.
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vulgarity
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A short part of an actor's speech, directed to the audience, that is not supposed to be heard by other actors on stage - used to let the audience know what a character is about to do or what he or she is thinking
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Aside
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A long speech by one person in which he reveals his thoughts and concerns. Even if someone else is onstage, they cannot hear him - only the audience can.
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Soliloquy
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The people who stood or sat in the area in front of the stage at the Globe
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Groundlings
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___ presents a logical connection between two ideas. According to HTO hydrologists, turning off the water while you brush your teeth can save 20 gallons per person per week . . . or up to $500 per year.
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Logos
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___ implies that ordinary people are on "our side" or that a politician is a "regular person." With a donation to KidsLearn your contribution will help build schools and educate children in third-world countries for a year.
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Ethos
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___ uses loaded words with connotations that stir emotions. Can you handle the awesomeness of Mola Cola?
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Pethos
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a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false. Can be a premise or conclusion.
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Proposition
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proposition used as evidence in an argument
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premise
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proposition used as evidence in a thesis
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conclusion
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a group of propositions of which one is claimed to follow from the others
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argument
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a process through which the premises provide some basis for the conclusion
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induction
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a process through which the premises provide conclusive proof for the conclusion
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deduction
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a statement or an argument based on a false or invalid inference; a misconception resulting from incorrect reasoning
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logical fallacy
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