Vocab Flashcard #3

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hamper

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to hinder or impede the movement or progress of.

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rhetorical question

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a question asked in order to create a dramatic effect or to make a point rather than to get an answer.

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epidemic

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a localized outbreak of disease that spreads quickly and affects many people at the same time.

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duress

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threats, violence, constraints, or other action brought to bear on someone to do something against their will or better judgment.

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Antithesis

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a person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else.

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metaphor

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a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

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parallelism

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the use of components in a sentence that are grammatically the same or similar in their construction, sound, meaning, or meter.

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pandemic

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an outbreak of a disease that occurs on a global scale.

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inversion

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a reversal of the normal order of words, especially for rhetorical effect.

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syllogism

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a form of reasoning in which a conclusion is drawn from two given or assumed propositions (premises).