Acryon-- The use of the word repugnant or contrary to what is meant.
"Never could I have hoped for such great woe" Aeneid 4.419
I don't have much to say about this one, just thought it looked cool!
Bdelygmia-- Expressing hatred and abhorrence of a person, word, or deed.
"I do hate a proud man, as I do hate the
engend'ring of toads." Troilus and Cressida 2.3.158-159
I picked this word because of the delightful consonant clusters. This seems particularly prevalent in these elections because the political ads seem to express hatred towards the other party and candidates instead of promoting their own platforms.
Diazeugma-- The figure by which a single subject governs several verbs or verbal constructions (usually arranged in parallel fashion and expressing a similar idea); the opposite of zeugma.
"The Romans destroyed Numantia, razed Carthage, obliterated Corinth, overthrew Fregellae." —Ad Herennium
Obama promotes universal health care, support educational equality, and protect the working class.
Pysma-- The asking of multiple question successively (which would together require a complex reply). A rhetorical use of a question.
This reminded me of the Romney/Ryan tax programs where multiple questions can be asked, but they can't quite seem to give any answers.
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