10/8/24 Flashcards
(15 cards)
Morpheme
The word “carrot” has more than one morpheme.
Meaningful morphological unit of a language that cannot be further divided.
Ad hoc
The group only worked ad hoc.
When necessary or needed.
Sine qua non
Grammer and usage are the sine qua non of learning English.
An essentail conditon: a thing that is absolutely necessary.
Obfuscate
You have to OBFUSCATE and confuse the audience
Render obscure, unclear, or unintelligible.
Castigate
He got castigated for not being a good example.
Severely reprimand someone.
Boilerplate
He used the boilerplate to cook.
Rolled steel for making boilers.
Allude; allusion
He had been told he had an allusion of shakespeare.
Expression designed to call something to mind without explicitly mentioning it.
Conceit
The idea of love at first sight was a romantic conceit.
An elaborate metaphor.
Reification
His movie is a reification of toughness.
When you think or treat somehthing abstract as a physical thing.
Elucidate
With their work, it will elucidate the matter.
Make something clear.
Canonical
The canonical rites of the Roman church
According to or ordered by canon law
De facto
The island has been de facto divided into two countries
In fact, or in effect, wether by right or not.
Highbrow; Lowbrow
Innovatory art had a small, mostly highbrow following.
Highbrow is the most prestigious and Lowbrow is the least prestigious.
Trepidation
The men left because of fear and terpidation
A feeling of fear or agitation about something that may happen.
