vocab 3

Question 1

morpheme

john found the box to be un-break-able is an example of morpheme.

Answer 1

A unit of language that cannot be further divided.

Question 2

ad hoc

i work for her on an ad hoc basis

Answer 2

when necessary or needed

Question 3

sine qua non

A healthy individual is a sine qua non for a healthy society

Answer 3

a thing that is absolutely necessary or an essential condition

Question 4

obfuscate

The main thing is to confuse and obfuscate the audience

Answer 4

render obscure, unclear, or unintelligible.

Question 5

castigate

The judge castigated the lawyers for their lack of preparation

Answer 5

to reprimand severly

Question 6

boilerplate

She ran the company until 1847, making it into the country’s premier manufacturer of boilerplate.

Answer 6

rolled steel for making boilers

Question 7

allude

the photos allude to Italian lifestyle

Answer 7

suggest or call attention to indirectly

Question 8

conciet

He was filled with conciet

Answer 8

excessive pride in oneself

Question 9

reification

The movie was a reification of 1960s-style American toughness

Answer 9

when you think of or treat something abstract as a physical thing.

Question 10

elucidate

work such as theirs will help to elucidate this matter

Answer 10

make something clear

Question 11

canon

The young boy has yet to go through many canon events, according to his older brother.

Answer 11

a general law, rule, principle, or criterion by which something is judged

Question 12

de facto

she is the de facto leader

Answer 12

actual

Question 13

highbrow

the show was accused of being too highbrow

Answer 13

scholarly or rarefied in taste

Question 14

lowbrow

On one side you find the ruthless pursuit of profit and lowbrow culture.

Answer 14

not highly intellectual

Question 15

trepidation

the men set off in fear and trepidation

Answer 15

a feeling of fear or agitation about something that may happen

Question 16

internalize

Initially, students only have to listen to internalize the sounds of the language

Answer 16

make attitudes or behavior part of one’s nature by learning or unconscious assimilation.

Question 17

subversive

these subversive elements were regarded as a danger to society

Answer 17

seeking or intended to subvert an established system or institution

Question 18

genesis

The genesis for this book was a desire to grasp the nature of religious belief

Answer 18

the origin or mode of formation of something.

Question 19

pro forma

The meeting was strictly pro forma, since the decision had already been made.

Answer 19

for the sake of form