morpheme Flashcards
morpheme
Ex: “and,” “but,” “or,” “after,” “that,” “the,” and “she”
a meaningful morphological unit of a language that cannot be further divided
ad hoc
Ex: The mayor appointed an AD HOC committee to study the project.
when necessary or needed.
sine qua non
Ex: A healthy individual is a SINE QUA NON for a healthy society.
an essential condition; a thing that is absolutely necessary.
obfuscate
Ex: She was criticized for using arguments that OBFUSCATE the main issue.
render obscure, unclear, or unintelligible.
castigate
Ex: The judge CASTIGATED the lawyers for their lack of preparation.
reprimand (someone) severely.
boilerplate
Ex: In 1877 the brick tower was razed and replaced with a BOILERPLATE iron tower on top of a stairwell in the fort.
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rolled steel for making boilers.
allude
Ex: He has often ALLUDE to it but not told the full story
suggest or call attention to indirectly; hint at.
allusion
Ex: The lyrics contain biblical ALLUSION
an implied or indirect reference to a person, event, or thing or to a part of another text
conceit
Ex: Perhaps that is CONCEIT on my part, but they certainly tell me so.
excessive pride in oneself.
reification
Ex: The zone turns my beliefs and REIFICATION to ash.
when you think of or treat something abstract as a physical thing.
reify
Ex: People might REIFY aspects of their situation.
make (something abstract) more concrete or real.
elucidate
Ex: work such as theirs will help to ELUCIDATE this matter
make (something) clear; explain.
canon
Ex: He had to read a CANON of accepted literary texts.
a general law, rule, principle, or criterion by which something is judged
canonical
Ex: The ideal CANONICAL format for storing data long-term is plain text
according to or ordered by canon law.
de facto
Ex: The city is rapidly becoming the DE FACTO center of the financial world
in fact, or in effect, whether by right or not.
highbrow
Ex: The show was accused of being too HIGHBROW
scholarly or rarefied in taste.
lowbrow
Ex: The movie’s humor is clearly meant for a LOWBROW audience.
not highly intellectual or cultured.
trepidation
Ex: The men set off in fear and TREPIDATION
a feeling of fear or agitation about something that may happen.
internalize
Ex: Initially, students only have to listen to INTERNALIZE the sounds of the language
make (attitudes or behavior) part of one’s nature by learning or unconscious assimilation.
subversive
Ex: These SUBVERSIVE elements were regarded as a danger to society
seeking or intended to subvert an established system or institution.
genesis
Ex: The GENESIS for this book was a desire to grasp the nature of religious belief
the origin or mode of formation of something.
pro forma
Ex: The meeting was strictly PRO FORMA, since the decision had already been made
done or produced as a matter of form.
