vocab list 3 Flashcards
(22 cards)
morpheme
Lucy used two morphemes when she said she baked a cake
a language that cannot be divided
ad hoc
The mayor appointed an AD HOC committee to study the project.
comes from latin and means for this
sine qua non
grammar and usage are the SINE QUA NON of language teaching and learning
an essential condition; a thing that is absolutely necessary.
obfuscate
the spelling changes will deform some familiar words and OBFUSCATE their etymological origins
render obscure, unclear, or unintelligible.
castigate
he was CASTIGATE for not setting a good example
reprimand (someone) severely.
boilerplate
n 1877 the brick tower was razed and replaced with a BOILERPLATE iron tower on top of a stairwell in the fort.
rolled steel for making boilers.
allude
we will ALLUDE briefly to the main points
suggest or call attention to indirectly; hint at.
conceit
he was puffed up with CONCEIT
excessive pride in oneself.
allusion
I saw the ALLUSION of my dead grandma
an implied or indirect reference to a person, event, or thing or to a part of another text
reification
Phenomenology is taken too seriously when it leads to REIFICATION of psychological categories.
when you think of or treat something abstract as a physical thing.
conceit
my brother is has a overwhelming CONCEIT
excessive pride in oneself.
reification
Phenomenology is taken too seriously when it leads to REIFICATION of psychological categories.
when you think of or treat something abstract as a physical thing.
reify
people might REIFY aspects of their situations
make (something abstract) more concrete or real.
elucidate
work such as theirs will help to ELUCIDATE this matter
make (something) clear; explain.
canon
the appointment violated the CANONS of fair play and equal opportunity”
a general law, rule, principle, or criterion by which something is judged.
canonical
he CANONICAL rites of the Roman Church
according to or ordered by canon law.
de facto
she is the DE FACTO leader
actual. especially : being such in effect though not formally recognized
highbrow
innovatory art had a small, mostly HIGHBROW following
scholarly or rarefied in taste.
low brow
my friend Lily is very LOWBROWED
not highly intellectual or cultured.
subversive
these subversive elements were regarded as a danger to society
seeking or intending a system
genesis
The GENESIS for this book was a desire to grasp the nature of religious belief
origin or mode info
proforma
A PROFORMA parliamentary vote was taken, but that was all
for the sake of form
