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foreign terms
Vis-a-vis
He used the practice quiz as a tool VIS-A-VIS his studying.
Prep: In regards to
Adv: Facing
Noun: Counterpart or meeting
Ramifications
The RAMIFICATIONS of the oil spill reached far and wide, leading to hundreds of lawsuits.
Consequences/effects, often used when they are complicated or unintended.
Quid pro quo
The hostage release was QUID PRO QUO for the county’s decision not to impose sanctions.
A repaid favor.
Schadenfreude
He recalled the SCHADENFREUDE he felt when watching his tormentor suffer.
Positive reaction to another’s struggle.
Anachronistic
The politician had an ANACHRONISTIC worldview, believing that patriotism and isolationism were absolutely essential.
Belonging to different time period, often before.
Elipsis
The author made use of an ELIPSIS, leaving the fate of the villain up to the reader’s interpretation.
Leaving out unneeded words that can be inferred using context clues.
Archaic
The author’s use of ARCHAIC language made it difficult to interrupt.
Old fashioned, ancient, obsolete
Connotation
The author used vocabulary with a negative CONNOTATION to help persuade the reader not to vote for the proposition.
Idea or feeling a word evokes; separate from literal definition. (scent vs stench)
Loan Word
Naive is a LOAN WORD from French.
A term from a different language adapted into one’s own language.
Ad Hominem
The speaker was known for his AD HOMINEMS, often insulting others based on their personalities and appearance during debates.
A personal attack on one’s opposition.
Aesthetic
The designer was going for AESTHETICS over functionality, choosing flimsy yet elegant stairs over their sturdy, industrial counterparts.
Relating to beauty; Designed to be visually pleasing.
Prose
His PROSE differed from a poem, as it was unbound by rhyme and rhythm.
Unstructured written or spoken work.
Etymology
His experience in ETYMOLOGY helped him uncover how words from decades ago had changed meaning and resurfaced into popular culture.
Study of the origin and change in meaning of words.
Via
He was able to go to the college of his dreams VIA an exchange program.
Through (by way/means of)
Ergo
He was the primary suspect, ERGO the center of attention.
Therefore
