vocab list 3 Flashcards

(19 cards)

1
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morpheme

A

It is the smallest unit of language that provides meaning

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2
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ad hoc

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Things that are specific, non generalizable, non- repeatable

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3
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sine que non

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Without, which, not

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4
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obfuscate

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Criticized for using arguments that obfuscated the main issue

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5
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castigate

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A hard punishment

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6
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boilerplate

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A written text that can be reused in new contexts or application

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7
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reify

A

Strongest matches

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8
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genesis

A

In the beginning

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9
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pro forma

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as a matter of form.

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10
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de facto

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in reality or as a matter of fact.

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11
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lowbrow

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it is easy to understand or appreciate rather than intellectual and is therefore perhaps inferior.

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12
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highbrow

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a person who possesses or has pretension to superior learning or cultre

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13
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Subsersive

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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.

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14
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Internalize

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feelings, symptoms, and signs are directed inwardly toward one’s self or one’s body, and therefore not always the most visible

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15
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De facto

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in reality,

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16
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Canoncial

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conforming to a general rule or acceptable procedure

17
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Allude

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to mention someone or something in a brief or indirect way

18
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Allusion

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when an author references something external to his or her work in a passing manner.

19
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Conceit

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Life is a bowl of cherries