Vocab list 2 Flashcards
(18 cards)
morpheme
The word ‘cats’ has 2 MORPHEMES, ‘cat’ and ‘s’.
It is a word or part of a word that has meaning
ad hoc
We formed an AD HOC team to solve the problem.
for this; created or done for a specific purpose, without planning
sine qua non
Teachers are a SINE QUA NON to schools.
something that is necessary
obfuscate
It was OBFUSCATE to understand the girl as she muttered through her presentation.
confusing, hard to understand
castigate
My parents CASTIGATED me for talking back to them.
to discipline or punish
boilerplate
The contract was filled with BOILERPLATE legal language.
unoriginal text used repeatedly
allude, allusion
The book contains many ALLUSIONS to reek mythology.
a reference to something without mentioning it directly
conceit (of a film, novel, plot)
The film’s CONCEIT of time travel created endless plot twists.
a clever or imaginative idea that shapes the work
reification, reify
She REIFIED her dreams by turning them into a business.
making an abstract idea more real
elucidate
The teacher will ELUCIDATE the complex math problem for us.
to explain or clarify something
canon, canonical
Shakespeare’s plays are part of the English literacy CANON.
a collection recognized as classic or standard
de facto
He is the DE FACTO group leader, even though no one gave him the title.
in reality, even if not officially recognized
highbrow, lowbrow
The museum was filled with HIGHBROW are that not everyone understood
The movie was full of LOWBROW humor, but it was still fun.
highbrow = intellectual or sophisticated
lowbrow = not intellectual or cultured
trepidation
I felt TREPIDATION right before the presentation.
fear or anxiety about something that might happen
internalize
I INTERNALIZED the values and beliefs my parents taught me.
to take in and make something part of your beliefs or behavior
subversive
The novel was considered SUBVERSIVE for criticizing the government.
seeking to overthrow an established system
genesis
The GENESIS of the company was in a small garage.
The beginning or origin of something
pro forma
The meeting was just a PRO FORMA approval of the decision.
standard or done as a formality
