Reading...
Play button
Play button
Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
33 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
rhetoric
|
persuasive speech or writing
|
|
|
assembly
|
fitting component together
|
|
|
rigorous
|
harsh
|
|
|
forensic
|
debating
|
|
|
nitwit
|
insuit
|
|
|
obligate
|
force sb morally
|
|
|
reveal
|
expose
|
|
|
filthy
|
dirty
|
|
|
consolation
|
source of comfort
|
|
|
baron
|
noble man
|
|
|
panance
|
self-punishment
|
|
|
florist
|
somebody sell flowers
|
|
|
fury
|
rage
|
|
|
exquisite
|
finely beautiful
|
|
|
laxation
|
act of loosening
|
|
|
devotion
|
deep love; enthusiasm; religious fervor; dedication
|
|
|
snail
|
wo nui
|
|
|
tact
|
ability to avoid giving offense
|
|
|
conciliatory
|
bring disputing (opposite) sides together
|
|
|
brutal
|
cruel, insensitive
|
|
|
endeavor
|
try hard to do sth, effort, enterprise
|
|
|
vaudeville
|
popular entertainment
|
|
|
cane
|
walking stick
|
|
|
yank
|
pull sb or sth sharply
|
|
|
riffraff
|
offensive term: insults sb's social status, importance or manners
|
|
|
persona
|
assumed identity or role
|
|
|
plague
|
epidemic disease; annoy sb constantly
|
|
|
haphazard
|
unplanned
|
|
|
pittance
|
very small sum of money
|
|
|
vital
|
crucial
|
|
|
ostracize
|
exclude from society
|
|
|
paranoia
|
distrust, suspicion on other pp or their motives
|
|
|
adversary
|
opponent
|
