Vocab set 3

Question 1

morpheme
-ing
un-break-able

Answer 1

Def.
a meaningful morphological unit of a language that cannot be further divided (e.g. in, come, -ing, forming incoming ).

Question 2

ad hoc
The student council is an AD HOC committee, meting only when needed

Answer 2

Def.
when necessary or needed.
created or done for a particular purpose as necessary.

Question 3

sine qua non
A healthy individual is a SINE QUA NON for a healthy society

Answer 3

Def.
an essential condition; a thing that is absolutely necessary.

Question 4

obfuscate
The main thing is to confuse and OBFUSCATE the audience.

Answer 4

Def.
render obscure, unclear, or unintelligible.
bewilder (someone).

Question 5

castigate
The judge CASTIGATED the lawyers for their lack of preparation

Answer 5

Def.
reprimand (someone) severely.

Question 6

boilerplate
Still, the show contains a few strong works that escape the usual BOILERPLATE.

Answer 6

Def.
writing that is clichéd or expresses a generally accepted opinion or belief.

Question 7

allude, allusion
The accompanying booklet notes ALLUDE to the hard-won simplicity of Mansurian’s language

Answer 7

Def.
suggest or call attention to indirectly; hint at.

Question 8

conceit (of a film, novel, plot)
he is alarmed by the widespread CONCIET that he spent most of the 1980s drunk

Answer 8

Def.
a fanciful expression in writing or speech; an elaborate metaphor.

Question 9

reification, reify
His movie is basically a REIFICATION of 1950s-style American toughness:

Answer 9

Def.
the act of treating something abstract, such as an idea, relation, system, quality, etc., as if it were a concrete object

Question 10

elucidate
in what follows I shall try to ELUCIDATE what I believe the problems to be

Answer 10

Def.
make (something) clear; explain.

Question 11

canon, canonical
I’ve read the whole harry potter CANON

Answer 11

Def.
a general law, rule, principle, or criterion by which something is judged.
a collection or list of sacred books accepted as genuine.

Question 12

de facto
The city is rapidly becoming the DE FACTO center of the financial world

Answer 12

Def.
in fact, or in effect, whether by right or not.
denoting someone or something that is such in fact.

Question 13

highbrow, lowbrow
the channel is known for its HIGHBROW arts programmes

Answer 13

Def.
scholarly or rarefied in taste
not highly intellectual or cultured.

Question 14

trepidation
he approached the snake with great TREPIDATION

Answer 14

Def.
a feeling of fear or agitation about something that may happen

Question 15

internalize
You must INTERNALIZE the information to fully understand it

Answer 15

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

Question 16

subversive
these SUBVERSIVE elements were regarded as a danger to society

Answer 16

Def.
seeking or intended to subvert an established system or institution.

Question 17

genesis
Rather, they were the GENESIS of and continue to be the sustainer of their networks

Answer 17

Def.
the origin or mode of formation of something.

Question 18

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

Answer 18

Def.
done or produced as a matter of form.
as a matter of form or politeness.
a standard document, form or financial statement.