Unit 15 Vocab Words

BenedictionA blessing

Novice*An inexperienced person; amateur

Malediction

A recital of words intended to harm

Virile*Masculine; manly

ClamorousCharacterized by a loud noise or outcry

EloquentPowerful and expressive

Ultimatum*A demand or threat that is final

Declaim

To speak loudly and with feeling

Advocateto argue in favor of

ExclamatoryHaving a forceful, excited, or emotional tone

Locution Style of speaking or acting

Cosmopolitan*Worldly or sophisticated

Incursion*An attack on another’s territory

DictateTo give an order

Penultimate*Just before the final; next to last

Colloquial

Conversational

Equivocate

To use misleading or confusing language

Evocative Calling forth a vivid image or impression

Demographic*Having certain characteristics in common,

such as age, gender, or race

Apolitical*Not political