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Test 3--Sept. 24

Anaphora, Epistrophe, Diction, Voice
 * ​Rhetorical Terms on This Week's Test**


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

Diapason Is a noun that means an outpouring of melodious sound,but it also has many other definitions. It is the word of the day on #|Dictionary.com. I chose it because it's pronunciation is very difficult. The diapason of the choir was so #|strong and powerful that it made the whole audience tear up. -Samantha Lewis

__[|Sine qua non]__ is a noun meaning an indispensable and essential condition or factor. For example, hard __#|work__ is a sine qua non for success, and patience is a sine qua non for the teaching profession. I use the word “qua” often while playing bananagrams and until now was unsure of its meaning. When I looked up only the word “qua,” I found that it was rarely used without being sandwiched between “sine” and “non.” I like this word because it is unique and rarely used. (Erin G.)

Mordacious is an adjective that means prone to biting. "Postal carriers are trained to avoid mordacious dogs in their neighborhoods" I found the word while flipping randomly through a dictionary. I don't have much of an opinion on the word. (Lucy L.)

Avuncularis an adjective meaning to resemble an uncle; friendly; or helpful. I found this word while reading //The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo// by Stieg Larsson. "Their was a brief, emabarassed silence before Frode finally turned to Salander and tried to repair the damage by assuming a friendly, avuncular tone" (Larsson 53). I have no opinion on this word. (Brittany C.)

[|Anathema] is a noun that can be described as a person or thing that is detested or loathed; person or thing consigned to damnation or destruction. I found this word in the //Young Goodman Brown// text, by Nathaniel Hawthorne. I was unfamiliar with the meaning when I first read it, so I highlighted it in thinking ahead for the next word I had to provide for this class. "When Lauren spread the rumor about her best friend, she was immediately labeled as an anathema by their clique."(Sage F.)

[|Arachibutyrophobia] is a noun that means to have a fear of peanut butter sticking to the __#|roof__ of your mouth. I found it while cleaning out an old binder and finding a failed atempt of a word of the day list, where I would go and try to learn a new word every day in like eigth grade. "Phineas has arachibutyrophobia so therefore he avoids eating peanut butter at all costs" (Meggan D.)

Recherche is an adjective meaning having elegance, being high valued, or being refined. I found this word while I was looking for the best word to describe me with. "The Queen was rather recherche, and did everything with a high amount of class." It's also great to say. (Lindsey B.)

[|Redolent] is an adjective meaning odorous, smelling, or fragrant. I found this word in the novel __The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay__ by Michael Chabon. "The apartment's #|kitchen was redolent of good coffee and eau de lilas, " [eau de lilas is french for lilac water]. (Joshua L.)

t[|artuffery] is a noun and means a behavior or character. I found this word online. A tartuffery of a baby is crying.

[|Sapient] is an adjective meaning to be wise or showing good judgment. I found this word in the Student Planbook frantically searching for a word. "Grandparents and parents are often consulted by teens because they are sapient in giving advice." I liked this word because I immediatley thought of the word "homosapien" but they don't relate to eachother at all. (Karly D)