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Rhetoric vs Vocabulary - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between rhetoric and vocabulary

is that rhetoric is the art of using language, especially public speaking, as a means to persuade while vocabulary is a usually alphabetized and explained collection of words eg of a particular field, or prepared for a specific purpose, often for learning.

As an adjective rhetoric

is .

rhetoric

English

(wikipedia rhetoric)

Alternative forms

* rhetorick (obsolete)

Adjective

    • Noun

  • The art of using language, especially public speaking, as a means to persuade.
  • Meaningless language with an exaggerated style intended to impress.
    • It’s only so much rhetoric .

    Usage notes

    * Adjectives often applied to "rhetoric": political, legal, visual, classical, ancient, violent, empty, inflammatory, hateful, heated, fiery, vitriolic, angry, overheated, extreme.

    Synonyms

    * (l)

    Derived terms

    * rhetorical * rhetorician

    See also

    * preterition *

    Anagrams

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    vocabulary

    English

    Noun

    (vocabularies)
  • A usually alphabetized and explained collection of words e.g. of a particular field, or prepared for a specific purpose, often for learning.
  • The collection of words a person knows and uses.
    • My Russian vocabulary is very limited.
  • The stock of words used in a particular field.
    • The vocabulary of social sciences is often incomprehensible to ordinary people.
  • The words of a language collectively.
    • The vocabulary of any language is influenced by contacts with other cultures.
  • A range of artistic or stylistic forms or techniques

    • Derived terms

    * defining vocabulary * controlled vocabulary * extended vocabulary

    Coordinate terms

    * dictionary * lexicon * wordhoard (obsolete)

    Synonyms

    * (l) * (l) * (l)