Vocb #3 Flashcards
(18 cards)
Pro Forma
Pro Forma reports
done or produced as a matter of form
“for the sake of form”
Genesis
The Genesis of Personal project began with simple ideas.
the origin or mode of formation of something. (begining)
Subversive
His Subversive ideas challanged the norms of society.
An action/idea intended to undermine or overthrow an established system, or authority.
internalize
People learn gender stereotypes and internalize them
to accept or absorb an idea, opinion, belief, etc. so that it becomes part of your character
trepidation
She felt trepidation before her first presentation to the class
a feeling of fear or agitation about something that may happen.
highbrow, lowbrow
Highbrow: High Cultured
Lowbrow: Low Cultured
de facto
The island has been de facto divided into two countries
in fact, or in effect, whether by right or not
canon, canonical
He had to read a canon of accepted literary texts
a general law, rule, principle. or criteria by which something is judged.
elucidate
The teacher asked Elf to elucidate her point during presentation.
make (something) clear; explain.
reification, reify
Reification makes ideas seem real.
Treating an idea or concept as if it were real or concrete.
conceit (of a film, novel, plot)
Horror movies conceit real scary characters in every part
about what a character does, who they do it with and the nature of related encounters throughout the story.
allude, allusion
the photographs allude to Italian Baroque painting
to make indirect reference
boilerplate
The laywer included boilerplate clauses in the contract.
Standarized text/language that can be reused in documents, often used in contract. (Something that lacks originality)
castigate
to punish, scold, or criticize harshly
obfuscate
The main thing is to confuse and obfuscate the audience
to make something less clear and harder to understand, especially intentionally
sine qua non
A healthy individual is a sine qua non for a healthy society
an essential condition; a thing that is absolutely necessary.
ad hoc
I work for her on an ad hoc basis
Latin word, ‘For this’ or “For this situation”
morpheme
The word ‘Newspaper’ have two morphemes.
Smalles meaningful unit of language.
