Word/
Part of
speech
Explicit
(Adj)
Rhetorical
(Adj)
Definition
Ahmed
fully
andAlsawwaf
clearly expressed or de
monstrated;leaving nothing merel
y implied
Used for, belonging to, or concer
ned with mere style or effect.
Synonyms
express, definite, precise
Example
Explicit instructions; an explicit act of vi
olence; explicit language.
Verbal, stylistic, oratorical.
Again, declaring that his speec
h is plain, his disclaimed
any rhetorical show of eleganc
e.
Beguile, cozen, dupe, cheat, defraud, gull.
Progressives who flocked to hi
s campaign basicallydeluded t
hemselves, mistaking style for
substance.
Deluded (V)
to mislead the mind or judgment
of; deceive:
Anorexia
(N)
Loss of appetite and inability to e
at.
And yet many companies seem
to have become sohooked on
costcutting that a sort of anorexia h
as setin.
Poverty (N)
The state or condition of having li
ttle or no money,
goods, or means of support; condi
tion of being poor.
Millions more are agricultural
Hypothetica
l (Adj)
Assumed by hypothesis; suppose
d.
Rhetorical
(Adj)
Used for, belonging to, or concer
ned with mere style or effect.
workers trapped in aninescapa
ble cycle of extreme poverty, il
literacy, andoppression.
Suppositional, theoretical, speculative.
Verbal, stylistic, oratorical.
The narratives detail, step by st
ep, how studentsshould approa
ch research and writing for hy
potheticalpapers.
Again, declaring that his speec
h is plain, he disclaimedany rh
etorical show of elegance.
Ahmed Alsawwaf
Hook (V)
To seize, fasten, suspend from, pi
erce, or catchhold of and draw wit
h or as if with a hook.
Then he took the hook and soft
ly, noiselessly, fixed it inthe ca
tch.
Active (Adj)
engaged in action; characterized b
y energeticwork, participation, etc
.; busy:
Acting; working; operative.
They were not involved in any
type of active mentoring
program.
Affect (V)
to act on; produce an effect or cha
nge in:
influence, sway; modify, alter
Over time, these cycles affect
Effect (V)
to produce as an effect; bring abo
ut; accomplish; make happen:
Outcome, issue.
Accuracy
(N)
The condition or quality of being
true, correct, orexact; freedom fro
m error or defect; precision orexa
ctness; correctness.
Reflects (V)
to cast back (light, heat, sound, et
c.) from a surface:
Performance
(Adj)
a musical, dramatic, or other enter

tainmentpresented before an audie
nce.
personality development.
The psychologist's contributio
n is in determining theeffect of
the stresses on human behavio
ur.
In many ways, myths cannot re
ally be translated withany accu
racy from their native soil—
from their ownplace and time.
Manifest, Rebound, ruminate, deliberate,
The language is a mirror that r
eflects our collective soul.
Goffman's point: Weddings m
ake the performance partof soc
ial life obvious.
Dramatic
(Adj)
Of or relating to the drama.
Theatrical, startling, sensational.
The dramatic story of what happened to
him hasreceived wide play.
Ahmed Alsawwaf
Upward
Toward a higher place or position.
As the autogyro moves forwar
d, air blows upwardsthrough it,
making it spin.
(V)
solipsistic
(Adj)
Of or characterized by solipsism, o
r the theory that only the self exists
.
I mean that in the solipsistic s
ense, the way a little boy some
times assumes other people wi
nd downlike robots as soon as
he leaves the room: People see
m to stop existing as soon as C
heryl Glickmanturns her eyes a
way from them.
speculate(
V)
To engage in thought or reflection;
meditate (oftenfollowed by on, up
on, or a clause).
Think, reflect, and cogitate.
Conjecture, guess, surmise, suppose, and
theorize.
Other paleontologists speculat
e feathers first evolvedto retain
heat.
destructive( tending to destroy; causing destruc
Adj)
tion or muchdamage (often follow
ed by of or to):
a very destructive windstorm.
Global warming has extended t
he destructive reach of
humankind.
unfavorabl
e(Adj)
He focuses on the unfavorable
side of the problem andfinds pl
enty reasons to complain.
not favorable; contrary; adverse:
.
Shall
Auxiliary verb, present singular 1st
person shall, 2nd shall or (Archaic)
shalt, 3rdshall, present plural shall
; past singular 1stperson should, 2n
d should or (Archaic) shouldstor sh
ouldest, 3rd should, past plural sho
uld;
To those languages that hath, i
n other words, shall be given.
Ahmed Alsawwaf
illegal
(Adj)
imperative, infinitive, and participl
es lacking..
Forbidden by law or statute.
Unlawful; illegitimate; illicit; unlicensed.
s at detecting illegal sewage.
retaliated(
V)
to return like for like, especially ev
il for evil:
To retaliate for an injury.
Counter, repay, reciprocate.
periods(N)
a rather large interval of time that i
s meaningful inthe life of a person,
in history, etc., because of itsparti
cular characteristics:
A period of illness; a period of gre
at profitabilityfor a company; a per
iod of social unrest inGermany.
See age, term.
An act or instance of going or mov
ing around.
Circumference, perimeter,
periphery, boundary, compass.
circuit(N)
Dog proves better than lab test
Citizens retaliated by lobbing c
lay pots filled with deadlyscor
pions over the walls.
Flowers persist beyond bloom
periods, gradually turning
green.
There is a swan boat circuit wh
ere the village’s field
teams compete.
measured
(Adj)
The condition or quality of being tr
ue, correct, orexact; freedom from
error or defect; precision orexactne
ss; correctness.
The frame keeps the instrumen
t steady and at ameasured dista
nce from the skin.
.
Length (N)
the longest extent of anything as m
easured from end to end:
Span, stretch, reach, scope, measure.
The length of a river.
circumfere
nce (N)
the outer boundary, especially of a

circular area; perimeter:
Periphery, circuit.
Add the length, width and heig
ht of your luggage toobtain its
total dimensions.