11/7/24 Vocabulary Set 3

Question 1

morpheme

Answer 1

noun
A morpheme is the smallest unit of language that contains meaning. “Dog” is an example of a free morpheme. The word “incoming” has three morphemes “-in,” “come,” and “-ing.”

Question 2

elucidate

Answer 2

verb
make (something) clear; explain.

Question 3

boilerplate

Answer 3

a way of writing or thinking that is not special and does not show any imagination
plain, ordinary, standardized language

Question 4

sine qua non

Answer 4

noun
an essential condition; a thing that is absolutely necessary.

Question 5

ad hoc

Answer 5

on the fly, impromptu, unplanned, uncoordinated, informal

Question 6

obfuscate

Answer 6

verb
To make more confusing to mystify. Opposite of elucidate or clarify

Question 7

castigate

Answer 7

verb
A harsh kind of criticism, reprimand (someone) severely

Question 8

canon, canonical

Answer 8

A canonical text is one in the “canon,” or the officially accepted “good” texts, accepted as being accurate and authoritative

Question 9

de facto

Answer 9

As a matter of fact

Question 10

highbrow

Answer 10

highly cultured and sophisticated, intellectual

Question 11

lowbrow

Answer 11

Unsophisticated, uncultured, vulgar, not complicated or demanding much intelligence to be understood

Question 12

trepidation

Answer 12

Fear, anxiety, apprehension

Question 13

internalize

Answer 13

Bring something from the outside in.

Question 14

subversive

Answer 14

Going against authority in a way that attempts to undermine it

Question 15

genesis

Answer 15

origin

Question 16

pro forma

Answer 16

Going through the motions, without authenticity or genuine substance

Question 17

reify, reification

Answer 17

literalization, embodiment, concretization. Getting something non-literal and making it literal; getting an abstraction and rendering it as a concrete, material thing

Question 18

conceit

Answer 18

an artistic device or effect