Vocabulary 2 Flashcards
(18 cards)
Connote/Connotation
Injury CONNOTES pain.
A word that suggests or implies a meaning
Ramification
If you don’t study for the test, the RAMIFICATION is that you fail.
A consequence of an action or event
Anachronistic
The knight was ANACHRONISTIC because he wore a watch.
Something that doesn’t belong in it’s time period
Archaic
The man was very ARCHAIC because he kept his antique clock.
Very old fashioned
Loan Word
Cafe is a LOAN WORD that came from France.
A word taken from another language with no translation
Vis-a-vis
Many businesses need to deal with new wages VIS-A-VIS new laws.
In relation to
Quid pro quo
After he told the teacher about the cheaters, he expected a QUID PRO QUO of extra credit.
A favor or advantage granted in exchange in return for something
Schadenfreude
The mean boy had a lot of SCHADENFREUDE after he bullied others.
Pleasure derived from someones misfortune
ad hominem
The logic was very AD HOMINEM because they didn’t like the other person
Arguments based on false or misinterpreted facts or because you dislike someone.
aesthetic
The boy thought that the AESTHETIC was terrible
Concept of beauty and art
Prose
The PROSE didn’t sound correct to the man who spoke English.
A written or spoken language with a natural flow of speech. Not a metric system
Etymology
The ETYMOLOGY of the word heat: it was from “hete” from middle English.
The study of how words have evolved over history
Via
The boy gained extra points VIA extra credit.
Through, by way of
Ergo
He was the only one who benefited from the crime, ERGO he was the main suspect.
Therefore
Ubiquitous
Her UBIQUITOUS energy was felt everywhere.
Present, appearing everywhere
Unique
The old man had a UNIQUE skill no one else had.
One of a kind
Ellipsis
The boy said the ELLIPSIS never made sense until..
A type of punctuation that intentionally leaves something out
Perfunctory
The PERFUNCTORY of the waiter gave off a negative feeling about the diner.
An act or gesture, with little effort or reflection
