vocab 2 Flashcards

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anachronistic:
The painting was anachronistic.

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belonging to a period other than that being portrayed.

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ubiquitous:
He was UBIQUITOUS yesterday.

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present, or found everywhere.

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etymology:
ETYMOLOGY can be helpful to learn history of vocab.

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study of the origin of words and the way in which their meanings have changed throughout time.

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perfunctory:
He showed PERFUNCTORY effort in class.

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(of an action or gesture) carried out with a minimum of effort or reflection.

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ellipsis:
After the speech there was a moment of realization of ELLIPSIS.

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omission from speech/writing of words that are able to be understood from contextual clues.

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ergo:
There was a fight; ERGO he had to go to the office.

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for that reason

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via:
Check your assignment VIA google classroom.

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by way of

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connote, connotation:
He added a CONNOTATION to work on my vocabulary.

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imply or suggest (an idea or feeling) in addition to the literal or primary meaning.

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