Test+15--Feb.+13+(B)

Rhetorical Terms on this week's test: Feb. 13-- first person, stream of consciousness, omniscient, limited omniscient, objective, discourse, explication, or pacing. - Heidi T.
 * __Aegis__** -noun- Protection, support. Guidance, direction, or control. I saw this on Dictionary.com as the word of the day on August 28th,2006, and found it to be an intriguing word. Under my father's aegis, my construction business.

[|Hooligan](noun)- a hoodlum or a ruffian. I've always thought this word sounded hilarious, and I had just watched a video about crazy hooligan soccer fans so I checked out the dictionary definition. After the heated game, the hooligans broke out into an all out brawl on the pitch. -Patrick M

abscond (verb) - to depart in a sudden and secret manner, especially to avoid capture and legal prosecution. I found this in //Heart of Darkness.// The man absconded quickly to evade recognition by the police standing at the end of the alley.

Obfuscate (verb)- to make obscure, confuse. I heard this word in AP Government from Mr. Edwards and thought it was an interesting word. The teacher obfuscated the students when he told them he wanted a shirt that said "Obfuscate."