1) Theme: the subject of a talk, a piece of writing, a person's thoughts, or an exhibition; a topic
-- The theme of "The Laughing Heart" is to never give up even in our darkest moments
2) Tone: an attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience
-- The tone that Swift was using in "The Modest Proposal" was difficult for me to understand
3) Mood: A literary element that evokes certain feelings or vibes in readers through words and descriptions
-- When reading that Swift's proposal was to eat babies changed the mood of the article.
4) Diction: can be defined as style of speaking or writing determined by the choice of words by a speaker or a writer
-- Its challenging for me to understand Shakespeare's diction.
5) Syntax: determines how the chosen words are used to form a sentence
-- We should use a syntax checker for a start.
6) Syllogism: noun. Logic A form of deductive reasoning consisting of a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion
-- Scientists are an example who uses syllogism.
7) Stupid: willfull ignorance of new or dissonant information.
-- There are no such thing as stupid questions.
8) Adumbrate: give a sketchy outline of, foreshadow
-- Seeing someone holding a gun in a store is a adumbrate that someone is going to get hurt.
9) Apotheosis: defined as an archetype or a perfect example of something.
-- Apotheosis may also be used in wider senses
10) Ascetic: A person who lives a life of strict self discipline, contemplation, and without pleasures and comforts.
-- Monks are examples of ascetics.
11) Bauble: a small, showing ornament of little value; a trinket
-- My grandparents value their baubles.
12) Beguile: to trick or deceive someone
-- People become beguile when they want something
13) Burgeon: to grow buds, leaves, or greenery; sprout.
-- People who burgeon are very hard workers to provide food for their family.
14) Complement: something that completes, makes up a whole, or brings to perfection.
-- A choir can't be complement without having sopranos.
15) Contumacious: disobedient or rebellious
-- Contumacious people annoy the crap out of each and everyone of us.
16) Curmudgeon: a person who is easily annoyed or angered and who often complains.
-- Old people are an example of curmudgeon because they complain out of almost everything.
17) Didactic: works often have morals to impart or are written to teach us.
-- "The Modest Proposal" and "The Laughing Heart" are articles/poems who have didactic.
18) Disingenuous: not truly honest or sincere; giving the false appearance of being honest or sincere.
-- People who are disingenuous want to look cool in front of society.
19) Exculpate: to clear of guilt or blame.
-- When I break something in the house, exculpate on my sister is something I always do to get out of trouble.
20) Faux pas: en embarrassing social mistake.
-- When a guy is being rejected by a girl in front everyone is an example of a faux pas.
21) Fulminate: to complain loudly or angrily
-- I begin to fulminate when there's no food in the house.
22) Fustian: a strong cotton and linen fabric.
-- I wear a lot fustian sweater in the winter.
23) Hauteur: haughtiness in bearing and attitude; arrogance.
-- People who only care about themselves are hauteurs.
24) Inhibit: to hold back; restrain
-- Its easy to tell when a guy is inhibiting his feelings towards a girl.
25) Jeremiad: when the author bitterly laments the state of society and its morals in a serious tone of sustained invective.
-- When an author uses jeremiad, its difficult for me to understand.
26) Opportunist: taking advantage of opportunities as they rise
-- When someone gets famous for no reason, and took that advantage on showing their talents is an example or an opportunist.
27) Unconscionable: not right or foolishness.
-- Allowing a blind man to drive is not only foolish, but unconscionable.
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