VOCAB 3 Flashcards
P:4 (18 cards)
morpheme: The word curious has 3 MORPHEMES in it.
a meaningful morphological unit of a language that cannot be further divided (e.g. in, come, -ing, forming incoming ).
ad hoc: She did that because it was AD HOC.
when necessary or needed, created or done for a particular purpose as necessary
sine qua non: He was in a state of SINE QUA NON.
an essential condition; a thing that is absolutely necessary.
obfuscate: He OBFUSCATED him.
render obscure, unclear, or unintelligible, bewilder (someone)
castigate: She was CASTIGATED
reprimand (someone) severely
boilerplate: We have 4 BOILER PLATES at home.
rolled steel for making boilers,
smooth, overlapping, and undercut slabs of rock.
allude, allusion: I felt ALLUSION while talking to him.
a well-known person, character, place, or event that a writer makes to deepen the reader’s understanding of their work by creating an association between the work and the reference
conceit (of a film, novel, plot): His character in the film showed CONCEIT.
excessive pride in oneself, a fanciful expression in writing or speech; an elaborate metaphor.
reification, reify: He made the sculpture more REIFY.
make (something abstract) more concrete or real.
elucidate: The assignment was clear after he ELUCIDATED it.
make (something) clear; explain.
canon, canonical: She had already read all the CANONS.
a general law, rule, principle, or criterion by which something is judged. “the appointment violated the canons of fair play and equal opportunity”
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a collection or list of sacred books accepted as genuine.
“the formation of the biblical canon”
de facto: He DE FACTO(ed) him.
in fact, or in effect, whether by right or not, denoting someone or something that is such in fact.
highbrow, lowbrow: They were very HIGHBROW. While the lower class was LOWBROW.
Anything highbrow is usually intellectual in nature, and people who appreciate such things are also called highbrows. Highbrows usually have money and are sometimes considered snobby or hoity-toity. The opposite of highbrow is lowbrow, which refers to vulgar and less sophisticated culture and people.
trepidation: I don’t feel TREPIDATION when I am with him.
a feeling of fear or agitation about something that may happen
internalize: We had to INTERNALIZE the summary.
make (attitudes or behavior) part of one’s nature by learning or unconscious assimilation.
subversive: They were SUBVERSIVE about the rules.
seeking or intended to subvert an established system or institution.
genesis: Their GENESIS was from Mexico.
the origin or mode of formation of something
pro forma:
done or produced as a matter of form, as a matter of form or politeness
