English vocab 2 Flashcards
learning (18 cards)
connote / connotation
Their refusal to denounce these measures can only CONNOTE approval.
of a word imply or suggest an idea or feeling in addition to the literal or primary meaning.
ramifications
The RAMIFICATION of not having legal protections for a family can be brutal.
The consequence of an event or action, Mostly when its unwelcome or complex.
anachronistic / anachronism
she is rebelling against the ANACHRONISTIC morals of her parents.
belonging to a period of time other than yours(such as being old fashioned)
archaic
a term with a rather ARCHAIC ring to it.
Old or old fashioned
loan word [linguistics]
the LOAN WORD cafe in English means coffee in French.
assimilated from one language into another language, through the process of borrowing
vis-a-vis
I need to speak to James Lewis vis-à-vis the arrangements for Thursday.
in relation to/in regards to
quid pro quo
I demand a quid pro quo
so I expect compensation.
a favor granted to someone and expects something back in return.
schadenfreude
I thrive on schadenfreude.
feeling pleasure from someone’s misfortune.
ad hominem (attack) [logic]
I know how to debate ideas without being engaged in argument ad hominem.
an attempt to discredit someone’s argument by personally attacking them.
aesthetic
The aesthetic of these walls are all wrong.
concerned with your appearance of beauty and the multiple variations of it.
prose
the story in PROSE.
a language either written or spoken in its ordinary form.
etymology
the ETYMOLOGY of the word angle comes from the Latin word Angulus.
the study of the origin of words and the way in which their meanings have changed throughout history.
via
he showed me what happened VIA text messages.
by way of/ by means of
ergo
ERGO, he is one of the smartest people ever
therefore
ubiquitous
she has an UBIQUITOUS apeel.
present, appearing, or found everywhere
unique
the UNIQUE colorway of the painting made it dazzling compared to the other paintings.
being the only one of its kind, unlike any other.
ellipsis
the word “people” is much easy to understand when there is a ellipsis.
speech or writing of a word that is able to be understood from contextual clues.
perfunctory
his PERFUNCTORY actions made him the worst in the class.
an action that is carried out with minimum effort.
