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Test 2--September 10

Exigence, Audience, Purpose
 * Rhetorical Terms on This Week's Test (B)**

[|Enumerate](v.) means to list off one by one or to count. I found this word in government in the 9th amendment. I chose the word because I have heard it used multiple times before, but I never knew the exact meaning. "There were so many students, the teacher didn't have enough time to enumerate each one". (June W)

"In proceeding toward this unpleasant conclusion I have not guessed or speculated or conjectured, but have used what is commonly called the scientific method" ("The Lowest Animal" 1). I chose this word because although I was able to guess what it meant by using context clues I had never heard it before and it's a word that can easily be worked into everyday conversation. []
 * Conjecture** - Lauren S

Apricity (n) means the warmth of the sun in the winter. I found this word searching for vocab words online.. I chose it because it flows nicely off the tongue and has a charming meaning. "The sun cast warm apricity onto my skin on a February morning." (Sara N)

Equivocal (adj) means allowing the possibility of several different meanings; susceptible to interpretation; of doubtful nature, character. I found this word by randomly searching on Dictionary.com "The equivocal clause of the will was overlooked by the judge for its weak guidelines." (Nick M)

[|Predilection](n.) means to have a preference for something. I found this word while reading "The Crucible" by Arthur Miller. "Olivia has a predilection to travel to Italy." (Alex S)

[|Copasetic] (adj.) means to be very satisfactory or alright. I found this word by asking my cousin to give a word she liked a lot so she told me ths word. "After having a huge fight with her best friend last week, they have made up and say everything is copasetic." (Chandni P.)

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 * Concavity**(n.) math term for curve, can also be used as an adjective for hollow. I chose this word because of the context it was used in when I found it. As my friends and I were looking up nerdy pickup lines at a sleepover, the one containing this stood out "I wish I were your second derivative so I could fill your concavities". (from []) When I looked up the definition of concave, hollow stood out and I had never thought of a curve as also being hollow. (Clare R)

Remostrate(v) means to argue,disagree with, or object to something. I found this word in the Federalist No.15 paper and did not understand it. "She would remonstrate his conclusion until everyone in the room agreed with her." [] (Sarah Z)

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 * Desideratum** (n): something that is wanted or needed. I found this word while reading Federalist No. 10 and had no idea what it ment, so i looked it up. "To become a pro basketball player was a **desideratum** to the boy."

Capriciousness (adj.) subject to, led by or indicative of a notion or whim; erratic. I found this word while reading Federalist No. 15. "It is a singular instance of the capriciousness of the human mind, that after all the admonitions we have had from experience on this head, there should still be men who object to the new Constitution..." (Hamilton 9). I chose this word because I did not know what it meant when I was reading the Federalist, so I lookedi t up. [] Rachel M