Vocab List #2 Flashcards
Study and learn the vocab terms! (18 cards)
AESTHETIC
¨The painting gives off a great aesthetic feeling.¨
To be concerned with beauty, or the appreciation of beauty.
LOAN WORD
¨What did you use as a loanword?¨
A word that is borrowed from another source or person, that is used frequently.
CONNOTE
¨Did you connote about the plans when you were talking about?¨
To imply, or suggest about an idea or feeling, in addition to the primary meaning.
VIA
¨Did you send him the work notice via email or text?¨
By the certain means of.
PERFUNCTORY
¨Why was the performance perfunctory?¨
An action carried out with a minimum amount of effort or reflection.
PROSE
¨A short story in prose.¨
A written or spoken language in its ordinary form.
ETYMOLOGY
¨What is the etymology of the word food?¨
The study of the origin of words.
UNIQUE
¨Your car collection is very unique!¨
Being the only one of its kind, unlike anything else.
ERGO
¨She had been seen on to CCTV clearly, ergo she was the prime suspect.¨
Therefore, used as a connection used in sentences for reasoning.
SCHADENFREUDE
¨That villain lives on on schadenfreude.¨
Pleasure deprived from someone else misfortune.
RAMIFICATIONS
¨Any change is bound to have ramifications.¨
An unwelcome consequence of an action, or event.
VIS-A-VIS
¨Many of the agencies now have units to deal with the womans vis-a-vis.¨
In relation, to regard with.
QUID PRO QUO
¨The statement was a quid pro quo for their help in aiding the hostages.¨
A favor or advantage granted or expected in return of something.
ELLIPSIS
¨It is very rare for an ellipsis to occur without a linguistic antecedent.¨
The omission from speed or writing of a word or group of words that are superfluous.
ARCHAIC
¨Solitary confinement runs on archaic methods.¨
Very old, or old fashioned.
ANACHRONISTIC
¨She constantly rebels against the anachronistic morals of her parents.¨
Belonging to a period other than that being portrayed.
AD HOMINEM
¨There were some vicious ad hominem attacks.¨
Directed at a person, rather than a position that they are maintaining.
UBIQUITOUS
¨His ubiquitous presence was felt all around the house.¨
Present, appearing, or found everywhere.
