Vocabulary List 3 Flashcards
(18 cards)
Morpheme
Ex. in, come,-ing forming incoming
a word or a part of a word that contains no smaller unit of meaning.
Ad hoc
“I work for her on an ad hoc basis.”
when necessary or needed
Sine Qua Non
“ A healthy individual is a sine qua non for a healthy society.”
something essential
Obfuscate
“ The main thing is to confuse and obfuscate the audience.”
to confuse, bewilder
Castigate
“He was castigated in the media for making millions of dollars when the bank went bankrupt.”
to punish, scold, or critisize harshly.
Boilerplate
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an original text used repeatedly
Allude, allusion
“We will allude briefly to the main points.”
suggest or call attention to indirectly ( hint at)
Conceit
“He has a lot of conceit in himself.”
pride in oneself
Reification, reify
“The zone turns my beliefs and reifications to burn.”
making an abstract idea more real
Elucidate
“They would not elucidate further.”
to explain or clarify something
Canon, canonical
“Ive read the whole canon.”
a collection recognized as classic or standard
de facto
“Altought they were not married, they shared a de facto relationship.”
in reality, even if not officially recognized
highbrow, lowbrow
“The show was accused of being too highbrow.”
highbrow= intelluctual or sophisticated
lowbrow= not intellectual or cultured
trepidation
“He had some trepidation about agreeing to their proposal.”
fear or anxiety about something that might happen
internalize
“They have internalized their parents behaviors.”
to take in and make something part of your beliefs or behavior
subversive
“These subversive elements were regarded as a danger to society.”
seeking to overthrow an established system
genesis
“This tale had its genesis in fireside stories.”
the beginning or origin of something
pro forma
standard or done as a fomality
