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Mode, Narration, Exposition, Persuasion, Description
 * Rhetorical Terms on This Week's Test--Feb. 6**


 * Our Collaborative Vocabulary Words for This Week's Test**


 * [|Felidae]**Term for the cat family, including house cats, tigers, lions, panthers, etc. I found this term while browsing Tumblr. Someone posted a picture of a cat and referred to it as a "Felidae" Example: The Felidae is a graceful, agile, and intelligent family of species.
 * Rebecca E.**

Algorithms- set of rules for solving a problem, used often in the mathmatics and science fields Found in Sports page of the Cincinnati Enquirer 1-30, (was a horse named Algorithms) The algorithm for building a model airplane would be found in the instructions manual. -BENJAMIND.42
 * Vocab 2-1

[|Tumultuous]-adjective- marked by disturbance and uproar; raising a great clatter and commotion; disorderly or noisy; highly agitated as the mind or emotions; distraught. I found this while reading //Heart of Darkness// by Joseph Conrad, when he is explaining the cries of the savages in the book, and I liked the sound of it. The tumultuous voices of the students made it apparent that they still had not received a snow day, and either wanted the white death to descend quickly or for summer to come sooner. Haley Hi.

[|Inveigle] (verb) to lure, or ensure by flattery I came across this word while reading an article in Seventeen Magazine. The girl was inveigled back to his house by his charming words and compliments towards her. Caroline C. Suq-(noun) An open air marketplace. I came across this word while submitting random word sequences to try to get points with a "q". When this turned out to be a word I was very curious about what it meant. MEG F

Doyenne- n. a woman who is the most respected or prominent figure in a specific field. Young Meredith aspired to be the //doyenne// of the courtroom. Laura F.

pied- Having patches of two or more colors. Word of the day, thought it was neat. His shirt was all pied up. - Ruslan K

- 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."