Quize Study 2 Flashcards
1
Q
Ad Hominem
A
Directed at the person rather than the position they are maintaing
2
Q
Loan Words
EX: ad homiem is a loan word
A
Taking a word from another language and put it into ours.
3
Q
Ramifications
A
Consequences of some action taken
4
Q
Prose
A
Not poetry, is “normal” writing/speaking
5
Q
Vis-a-vis
Loan word
A
In regards to…
“My moter is upset with via-a-vis my grades”
6
Q
Quid Pro Quo
A
This for that
Ill give you this for that
7
Q
Epllisis
A
Skipping words in a quotes
“…”
8
Q
Ubiquitous
A
You see it everywhere
EX: smartphones
9
Q
Shadenfreude
A
Pleasure in someone gaining misfortune
Someone falling and enjoying it
10
Q
Etymology
A
A words history
11
Q
Via
A
By way of
I came to school via the bus
12
Q
Perfunctory
A
Limited aplication if something
I only gained a perfunctory amount of knowlege for an exam
