English 1 ws 3 vocabulary Flashcards
1
Q
unemphatic passages
A
understated sections
2
Q
how we invest universal acts with particular meanings
A
the way in which we attach a personal feeling to everyday things we do
3
Q
An idiosyncratic path
A
an individual interpretation
4
Q
inflected and subverted by
A
changed and undermined by
5
Q
respite from
A
rest and relief from
6
Q
it strikes a delicate balance between
A
manages to reconcile opposing phenomena
7
Q
creates an odd consonance between
A
helps opposite co-exist
8
Q
to assimilate the new into the known
A
to integrate something novel into old ideas
9
Q
peculiar utility for thinkers
A
it is unexpectedly useful for intellectuals
10
Q
be garnered
A
be accumulated
11
Q
be assuaged
A
be relieved
12
Q
it is both means and end
A
both useful and important in itself
