English vocab 2 Flashcards
(18 cards)
connotation
Her story consists of annotations and CONNOTATIONS.
an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.
aesthetic
Her AESTHETIC of makeup and style was beautiful.
concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty.
unique
Her name was UNIQUE and different from anything I’ve ever heard.
being the only one of its kind; unlike anything else.
ergo
She had no friends, ERGO she was lonely.
therefore.
via
My friend came to Italy VIA Greece.
traveling through (a place) en route to a destination.
prose
His book was written in PROSE Spanish.
written or spoken language in its ordinary form, without metrical structure.
archaic
The store in the mall was very ARCHAIC themed.
very old or old-fashioned.
quid pro quo
The president demanded a QUID PRO QUO during his election speech.
a favor or advantage granted or expected in return for something.
ramifications
Due to her stealing she got RAMIFICATIONS by the police.
a consequence of an action or event, especially when complex or unwelcome.
“any change is bound to have legal ramifications”
loan word
He studied LOAN WORD in college as his major.
he scientific study of language and its structure, including the study of morphology, syntax, phonetics, and semantics.
ellipsis
Her movie had an ELLIPSIS theme going on.
the omission from speech or writing of a word or words that are superfluous or able to be understood from contextual clues.
etymology
At college she developed an interest in ETYMOLOGY.
the study of the origin of words and the way in which their meanings have changed throughout history.
perfunctory
She performed a PERFUNCTORY story time.
an action carried out with a minimum of effort or reflection.
ubiquitous
That butterfly is very UBIQUITOUS.
present, appearing, or found everywhere.
ad hominem
She knows how to debate ideas without engaging in argument AD HOMINEN.
an argument directed against a person rather than the position they are maintaining.
schadenfreude
Her mood depends on SCHADENFRUEDE
pleasure derived by someone from another person’s misfortune.
vis-a-vis
Her life was VIS-A-VIS to soccer.
in relation to; with regard to.
anachronistic
He felt he belonged to a ANACHRONISTIC cooking community.
belonging to a period other than that being portrayed.
