Week 4 Vocab Flashcards
(10 cards)
Infringe
Definition: actively break the terms of
Example: “Making an unauthorized copy of the book would infringe copyright laws.”
Officiate
Definition: Manage or oversee
Example: “The bishop officiated the memorial mass.”
Whimsical
Definition: a sudden idea or turn of the mind, usually leaning towards something out of the ordinary
Example: “In a whimsical turn of events, I decide to book tickets to go to Europe tomorrow.”
Colloquialism
Definition: a word of phrase that is not formal, unacceptable informal style
Example: “Using a colloquialism like “Yo dude!” To Dr. Hood would be considered inappropriate.”
Jargon
Definition: words associated with a particular profession that are difficult for the average person to understand
Example: “While giving me my diagnosis, the doctor was using so much medical jargon that I could hardly understand him.”
Inconclusive
Definition: No conclusion, used a lot in research
Example:”We ran many tests to see the cause of my mom’s sudden hair loss but all of them came back inconclusive.”
Hubris
Definition: extreme pride or self-confidence; having a big ego
Example: “Steve’s hubris prevented him from asking for directions, making him late for his sister’s party.”
Juxtaposition
Definition: words are placed parallel to each other to show contrast
Example: “I love hot summers as much as he loves cold winters.”
Caesura
Definition: a break in the flow of sound in the middle of a line or verse indicated by a symbol
Example: “It is for you to speak // not for ourselves”
Enjambment
Definition: the running over a sentence from one verse or couplet into another
Example:
I wandered money as a cloud
That floats in high o’er the cakes and hills
