Pre Rec Flashcards
Abstract
An idea of term considered apart from some material basis or object
Anesthetize
To render physically insensible, as by an anesthetic
Archaism
The use of what is archaic, as in literature and art
Bias
A particular tendency, trend, inclination, feeling, or opinion especially one that is preconceived or unreasoned
Exclusive
Shutting out all others from a part or share
Frivolous
Of little or no weight, worth, or importance, not worthy of serous notice
Habitually
Commonly used, followed, observed; as by a particular person; customary
Impel
To drive or urge forward; press on; incite or constraint to action
Inadvertently
Not attentive; heedless
indefinitely
Not clearly defined or determined; not precise or accurate
jargon
The language especially the vocabulary, peculiar to a particular trade, profession, or group
Pacification
To subdue by force
Parody
A poor or feeble imitation or semblance; travesty
Precision
The state or quality of being precise
Pretentious
Characterized by assumption of dignity or importance, especially when exaggerated or underserved
Regeneration
The state or act of recreating or reconstituted
Sentimental
Expressive of or appealing to sentiment, especially the tender emotions and feelings, as love, pity, or nostalgia
Slovenliness
Untidy or unclean in appearance or habits
Specimens
A particular or pellicular kind of person
Superfluous
Unnecessary or needless
Tabulate
To put or arrange in a tabular, systematic, or condensed form,
Vagueness
Indefinite or instinctive in nature or character, as ideas or feelings
Vices
an immoral or evil habit or practice
Rule one
Never use a metaphor, simile, or other figure of speech which you are used to seeing in print
Rule two
Never use a long word where a short word will due
Rule three
If it is possible to cut a word out, always cut it out
Rule four
Never use the passive where you can use the active
Rule five
Never use a foreign phrase, a scientific word, or a jargon word if you can think of an everyday English equivalent
Rule six
Break any if these rules sooner than say anything outright barbarous
It follows any struggle against the abuse of sentimental _______, like preferring candles to electric lighter hansom cabs to aeroplanes
Archaism
But an effect can become a cause, reinforcing the original cause and producing the same effect in an intensified form, and so on _______.
Indefinitely
It becomes ugly and inaccurate because our thoughts are foolish, but the ______ of our language makes it easier for us to have foolish thoughts.
Slovenliness
If one gets rid of these habits one can think more clearly, and to think clearly is a necessary step towards political ______.
Regeneration
:so that the fight against bad english is not ______ and is not the exclusive concern of professional writers
Frivolous
Meanwhile, here are five ______ of the English Language as it is now ________ written.
Specimens
Habitually
A virile new Britain cannot continue ______ to be traduced in the eyes or rather ears, of the world by the effete languors of Langham Place, brazenly masquerading as ‘standard english’
Indefinitely
The first is staleness of imagery; the other is lack of ______
Precision
The writer either has a meaning and cannot express it, or he _________ says something else
Inadvertently
This mixture of ______ and sheer incompetence is the most marked characteristic of modern English prose, and especially of ay kind of political writing
Vagueness
As soon as certain topics are raised, the concrete melts into the ______ and no one seems able to think of turns of speech that are not hackneyed
Abstract
I list below with notes and examples, various of the tricks by means of which the work of prose-construction is ______ dodged
Habitually
Are used to dress up a simple statement and give an air of scientific impartiality to ______ judgments
Biased
while writing that aims at glorifying war usually takes on a _______ color
Archaic
The ______ peculiar to Marxist writing
Jargon
The result, in general, is an increase in _______ and ______.
Slovenliness and vagueness
if words like black and white were involved, instead of the _______ words dead and living,
Jargon
This is a _____, but a very gross one
Parody
would ever _____ his thoughts in that precise and detailed way
Tabulate
it is natural to fall into a _______, Latinized style
Pretentious
One of these is ____, making the nonsense of the whole passage
Superfluous
making further nonsense, and several avoidable pieces of clumsiness which increase the general ______
Vagueness
Thus political language has to consist largely of euphemism, question begging, and sheer cloudy _______.
Vagueness
the huts set on fire with in cinerary bullets: this is called ______
Pacification
the author told me he ‘felt ____’ to write it
Impelled`
and every such phrase _______ a portion of one’s brain
anesthetizes
to drive out a foreign phrase and strayed scientific words, and, in general, to make _______ unfashionable.
Pretentious
To begin it has nothing to do with _______.
Archaism
When you think of something ______ you are more inclined to use words from the start
Abstract
This last effort of the minds cuts out all stale or mixed images, all prefabricated phrases, needless reputations, and humbug and ______ generally
Vagueness
Trey Gardiner scores by aiming at simple bull’s-eyes with _______.
Precision
