English Vocab 3

Question 1

morpheme
the word “unhappily,” has three morphemes. (un, happy, ly)

Answer 1

smallest unit of meaning in a language

Question 2

ad hoc
they created an ad hoc solution to fix the issue temporarily.

Answer 2

for a specific purpose

Question 3

sine qua non
Trust is the sine qua non of any relationship.

Answer 3

something that is absolutely necessary

Question 4

obfuscate
His speech obfuscated the issue and made it worse.

Answer 4

to make something unclear or confusing

Question 5

castigate
The coach castigated the team for losing.

Answer 5

to criticize or punish (harshly)

Question 6

boilerplate
An example of a boilerplate is a contract because it has common rules that are always there.

Answer 6

standard piece of text that can be used over and over again. It’s not unique and special for different circumstances.

Question 7

allude, allusion
The author often alludes to classical mythology in her writings.

Answer 7

To make an indirect reference to something.

Question 8

conceit (of film, novel, or plot)
The film’s conceit of time travel allowed for a unique exploration of character relationships.

Question 9

reification, reify