English vocab 3 Flashcards
(18 cards)
morpheme
THe MORPHEME of the word dog is free.
the unit of language that cannot be further divided.
ad hoc
The discussions were on an AD HOC basis.
for this
sine qua non
Being smart is a SINE QUA NON for being a doctor.
something that is absolutely necessary
obfuscate
The main thing is to confuse and OBFUSCATE the audience.
render unclean or obscure
castigate
The judge CASTIGATED the lawyers for their lack of preparation.
reprimand someone seriously
boilerplate
The first half of the speech was good but essentially a Hall of Fame BOILERPLATE.
way of writing or thinking that is not special and shows no emotion
allude/allusion
They made an ALLUDE marriage.
an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly
conceit
He had the CONCEIT to imagine that he might win the prize.
a story component, or combination of components, rather than the component itself
reification/reify
I needed to REIFY the painting to make it more unique.
make something more conceal or more real
elucidate
They would not ELUCIDATE anymore.
make something clear
canon/canonical
the CANONICAL rites of the Roman Church.
according to by Canon law
de facto
I can’t complain when DE FACTO, I am only 10.
in fact/or in effect
highbrow/lowbrow
This HIGHBROW tv show is bad.
highbrow: are snobby, entitled people.
lowbrow: sloppy, vulgar people
trepidation
he went near the bear with immense TREPIDATION.
a feeling of fear of something that can/could happen.
internalize
Many people can INTERNALIZE with music by listening to it.
making parts of other people’s self part of your own by subconsciously connecting to it.
subversive
The SUBVERSIVE elements of these people are danger to society.
to destroy or undermine systems of higher power.
genesis
The GENESIS for this book was a belief to learn the nature of religious people.
the origin or the mode of the formation of something.
pro forma
The meeting was only PRO FORMA, as this is a business proposal.
done or to produce as form
