vocab list 3 Flashcards
(19 cards)
morpheme
It is the smallest unit of language that provides meaning
ad hoc
Things that are specific, non generalizable, non- repeatable
sine que non
Without, which, not
obfuscate
Criticized for using arguments that obfuscated the main issue
castigate
A hard punishment
boilerplate
A written text that can be reused in new contexts or application
reify
Strongest matches
genesis
In the beginning
pro forma
as a matter of form.
de facto
in reality or as a matter of fact.
lowbrow
it is easy to understand or appreciate rather than intellectual and is therefore perhaps inferior.
highbrow
a person who possesses or has pretension to superior learning or cultre
Subsersive
tending or intending to subvert or overthrow, destroy, or undermine an established or existing system, especially a legally constituted government or a set of beliefs.
Internalize
feelings, symptoms, and signs are directed inwardly toward one’s self or one’s body, and therefore not always the most visible
De facto
in reality,
Canoncial
conforming to a general rule or acceptable procedure
Allude
to mention someone or something in a brief or indirect way
Allusion
when an author references something external to his or her work in a passing manner.
Conceit
Life is a bowl of cherries