Vocab 2 P1

Question 1

Ad Hominem

Answer 1

Loan word from Latin, meaning “at the person” and in the field of logic or argumentation it refers to any time you attack a person’s identity as a way of avoiding the substance of their argument.

Question 2

Ramifications

Answer 2

Consequences of some action taken.
Exp.
What are the ramifications of getting a bad grade

Question 2

Loan word

Answer 2

When you pluck a word from another language and plop it into ours.

Question 3

Prose

Answer 3

“Not poetry” or “normal” writing/speaking.

Question 4

vis-a-vis

Answer 4

A loan word from French, means “in regards to”.
Exp.
My mother is upset with me vis-a-vis my grades.

Question 5

Quid pro quo

Answer 5

In Latin this means “ this for that”. Like in exchange from something.

Question 6

Ellipsis

Answer 6

The three dots you used to skip a word in a quote “…”

Question 7

Ubiquitous

Answer 7

Meaning you see everywhere.
Exp.
Smartphones are ubiquitous in the modern world.

Question 8

Schadenfruede

Answer 8

the malign pleasure you get, usually unconsciously, at the misfortune of someone you don’t like

Question 9

Etymology

Answer 9

Refers to a word’s history

Question 10

Via

Answer 10

By way of

Question 11

Perfunctory

Answer 11

Implies a limited and shallow application of something