English 10: Vocab list 3

Question 1

Morpheme

The word unkindly is made from the morphemes: “un” “kind” “-ly.”

Answer 1

The smallest portions of a word that cannot be further divided (roots, suffixes, prefixes, etc.)

Question 2

Ad hoc

The committee was created AD HOC in a response to the growth of AI.

Answer 2

when needed/as necessary

Question 3

Sine qua non

Fast reflexes are a SINE QUA NON of gaming.

Answer 3

An essential component or action; necessity

Question 4

Obfuscate

His annotations OBFUSCATED the book to the point that he needed to purchase a replacement.

Answer 4

Render unintelligible/confuse.

Question 5

Castigate

He was CASTIGATED by his parents for his abysmal finals scores.

Answer 5

Severely reprimand: Punish: Admonish

Question 6

Boilerplate

The medicine advertisements always include a BOILERPLATE list of side effects and warnings.

Answer 6

constantly reused piece of content (ex. about the author, code)

Question 7

Allude/Allusion

His increased public appearances ALLUDED towards his intentions to run for president.

Answer 7

Allude: to hint at, leave to inference
Allusion: An expression to reference something indirectly

Question 8

Conceit

His CONCEIT only grew after he received the highest scores on the trigonometry exam.

Answer 8

self-pride; Vanity

Question 9

Reification/Reify

The scientist’s new book attempted to REIFY consciousness as the interactions between nerves and nothing more.

Answer 9

Make something abstract (ex. hate, love, consciousness) more concrete / treat as real (fallacy)