vocab list #3 Flashcards
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MORPHEME
“Baking” has two MORPHEMES in it.
a meaningful morphological unit of a language that cannot be further divided
AD HOC
we have an AD HOC arrangement to look after each other’s kids
created or done for a particular purpose as necessary.
SINE QUA NON
Patience is a SINE QUA NON non for this job
an essential condition; a thing that is absolutely necessary.
OBFUSCATE
The main thing is to confuse and OBFUSCATE the audience
render obscure, unclear, or unintelligible.
CASTIGATE
If you did not listen to the king he would CASTIGATE you.
punish, and punish harshly
BOILERPLATE
We’ve seen a distinct change in the BOILERPLATE of contracts
rolled steel for making boilers.
smooth, overlapping, and undercut slabs of rock.
ALLUDE
we will ALLUDE briefly to the main points
suggest or call attention to indirectly; hint at.
ALLUSION
I made an allusion that chocolate was like Kryptonite to me
an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.
CONCEIT
REIFICATION
His movie is basically a REIFICATION of 1950s-style American toughness
the act of treating something abstract as if it were a physical thing
REIFY
People might REIFY aspects of their situation.
make (something abstract) more concrete or real.
ELUCIDATE
work such as theirs will help to ELUCIDATE this matter
make (something) clear; explain.
CANON
I’ve read the whole CANON
a general law, rule, principle, or criterion by which something is judged.
CANONICAL
The ideal CANONICAL format for storing data long-term is plaintext
according to or ordered by canon law.
DE FACTO
The curved shape also acts as a DE FACTO shock absorber
in fact, or in effect, whether by right or not.
HIGHBROW
the show was accused of being too HIGHBROW.
scholarly or rarefied in taste
LOWBROW
He regards the sort of books I read as very LOWBROW.
not highly intellectual or cultured.
TREPIDATION
The men set off in fear and TREPIDATION.
a feeling of fear or agitation about something that may happen.
INTERNALIZE
Initially, students only have to listen to internalize the sounds of the language.
to give a subjective character to
SUBVERSIVE
these subversive elements were regarded as a danger to society
seeking or intended to subvert an established system or institution.
GENESIS
The GENESIS for this book was a desire to grasp the nature of religious belief.
the origin or mode of formation of something
PRO FORMA
The meeting was strictly PRO FORMA, since the decision had already been made”
done or produced as a matter of form.
as a matter of form or politeness
