Vocab 3 Flashcards
Morpheme
minimal pieces of meaning
Elucidate
to make clear
Boilerplate
Meaning minimal effort
since qua non
The condition of possibility
Ad hoc
on the fly, impromptu, unplanned, uncoordinated, informal
Obfuscate
To make more confusing to mystify
Castigate
A harsh kind of criticism
Canon, canonical
A canonical text is one in the “Canon” or the officially accepted “good” texts.
de facto
As a matter of fact
Highbrow, lowbrow
Highbrow: Adjective, scholarly or rarefied in taste; Noun, a highbrow person
Lowbrow:Adjective, not highly intellectual or cultured; noun, a person who is not highly intellectual or cultured
Trepidation
Fear, anxiety, apprehension
Internalize
Bring something from the outside in
Subversive
Going against authority in a way that attempts to undermine it
Genesis
Orgin
Pro forma
Going through the motions, without authenticity or genuine substance
