vocab 3 english Flashcards
morpheme
recall, re, call
a word or part of a word that cannot be split into more words
ad hoc
on the fly, unplanned
sine qua non
condition of a possibility
obfuscate
to make more confusing, mystify
castigate
harsh kind of criticism
boilerplate
a way of writing that is not special and doesn’t show any imagination, prepackaged language
allude, allusion
implication to another person, event
conceit (film, novel, plot)
premise or guiding concept
reification, reify
when you think or treat something that is abstract as a physical thing
elucidate
make something clear (explain)
canon
a criterion which something is being judged/ official in-universe for the piece of fiction
de facto
in fact/as a matter of fact
highbrow, lowbrow
high: snobby, PC. low: vulgar less sophisticated people
trepidation
a feeling of fear or agitation that something’s gonna happen
internalize
absoring and accepting an idea into one’s character
subversive
to “ruin” an established system
genesis
the origin of something
pro forma
going through the motions, doing it without feeling anything
