| A | B |
|---|
| extenuate | to lessen the seriousness of |
| insidious | treacherous |
| invincible | unbeatable |
| inviolate | not violated, intact |
| martial | warlike |
| supinely | in a manner with the face upward |
| vigilant | alert, watchful |
| rhetorical question | a question to which no answer is expected |
| antithesis | contrasting ideas in parallel structures |
| repetition | recurrence of words, phrases, or lines |
| parallelism | a kind of repetition in which words or phrases in the same grammatical form connect ideas |
| Biblical allusion | a reference to events, figures, or phrases from the Bible |
| abdicate | to give up responsibility for |
| despotism | a government by a ruler with unlimited power |
| impel | to drive forward, force |
| mercenary | professional soldier hired to fight in a foreign army |
| perfidy | treachery |
| redress | the correction of a wrong |
| argument | expressing an issue and supported with reason and evidence |
| claim | a writer's position on a subject |
| support | reasons and evidence proving a claim |
| counterargument | evidence arguing against opposing claims |
| purpose | the reason for writing |
| audience | the group of people for which a piece is written |
