Test+2+(Sept+17)+Team+B

Rhetorical terms: Audience, purpose, exigence

Team B words Ensigncy: a noun meaning the duties of an ensign. An ensign is a flag, banner, sign, symbol, or emblem. I found this in Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. It is used in a letter, "He has the promise of an ensigncy in General's regiment, now quartered in the North." I chose this word from Pride and Prejudice because it contains a lot of words that aren't used very often and I found this one to be interesting. (Natasha)

[|Inculcated]: a transitive verb that means to teach and impress with frequent repetitions or admonitions. I found this word in "The Federalist Papers No.15" by Alexander Hamilton. The sentence I found this word in reads,"In the sequel of the inquiry through which I propose to accompany you, the truths intended to be **inculcated** will receive further confirmation from facts and arguments hitherto unnoticed."(Hamilton 7). I selected this word because I had never heard it before, therefore I had absolutely no idea what it meant. It also makes the sentence its used in sound super intelligent and interesting. (Suzy)

[|Opprobrium]: a noun meaning disgrace. I found the word in "The Federalist Papers No. 10" by James Madison. It reads, "Let me add that it is the great desideratum by which this form of government can be rescued from the opprobrium under which it has so long labored, and be recommended to the esteem and adoption of mankind" (Madison 3). I chose the word mainly because I was not familiar with it, although, I do think it is a good word to describe the situation in the new world before the revolution. (Nick)

[|Vicissitudes]: A noun meaning a chance or difference in the occurance of a happening. I found the word in "The Federalist Papers No.15". This article talks about the changes that the confederation wanted to make to the United States in 1787. The passage states "Compacts of this kind exist among all civilized nations, subject to the usual vicissitudes of peace and war, of observance and non-observance, as the interests or passions of the contracting powers dictate" (Hamilton 3). This states that the civilized nations are used to the typical changes of either war or peace. I chose this word because it was something that I have never heard before and it seemed interesting. (Chelsea)

[|Athwart] is an adverb meaning from side to side. I found this word in "Young Goodman Brown" by Nathaniel Hawthorne. The sentence containing this word is, "Through their figrues brushed the small boughs by the way-side, it could not be seen that they intercepted, even for a moment, the faint gleam form the strip of sky, athwart which they must ahve passed" (5 Hawthorne). The narrator in Young Goodman Brown is describing the hidden path in the erie forest and how the cross in the road could hardly be seen in the night. I chose this world merely for the fact that its a new word for me that I've never heard of. (Carolyn)

Compendium : A noun meaning a summary, especially of an extensive subject, The word is from "The Federalist Papers No. 15." The sentence is: "It will be my aim to remove the obstacles from your progress in as compendious a manner as it can be done, without sacrificing the utility to dispatch." He is stating his objective to make clear the subject in as concise a manner as possible.

Sophistry is a noun that means a tricky but generally a falicious method of arguement or a false arguement. I found the word in "The Federalist Paper Number 15". The sentence that contains the word is, "and that the difficulties of the journey have been unnecessarily increased by the mazes with which sophistry has beset the way" (Hamilton 1). I choose the word because I wanted to know what it meant and I have never seen it before. (Madison)

[|Lexicon] is a noun meaning vocabulary. I heard this word when I was talking to my mom. She used it in the sentence "Knowing the word papoose improves your lexicon for school." I chose this word because I wanted to know what it meant and to add another word to my own vocabulary. (Sarah)


 * [|Quail]** is a verb that means to recoil in dread or terror. I found this word in Act one of the “Crucible” by Arthur Miller. When this word is used a man and women are accusing a minister of giving bad sermons. They tell him all he talks about are the bad things in a religion, and does not speak of good things, so people do not enjoy hearing his messages. The word is used in a sentence to describe how even parents do not like to bring their kids to church, “there are many that quail to bring their children-“(Miller). I chose this word because I had only heard it used as a type of bird, never as a verb with a negative connotation. So, I decided to search it and I like how it is a stronger word for fear. (Emily)

[|Desideratum] is a noun meaning something is wanted or needed. I found this word in "The Federalist No. 10". I chose this word because it was unfamilar and I was curious what it meant. It was used in the sentence, "the great desideratum by which this form of government can be rescused from the opprobrium under which it has so long labored". (Taylor)