Vocab set 3 Flashcards
morpheme
Ex:
Morpheme is the best way to decipher was a word means.
OR
water, carrot, summer
morpheme:
a meaningful morphological unit of a language that cannot be further divided (e.g. in, come, -ing, forming incoming ).
ad hoc
Ex:
I work for her on an ad hoc basis.
ad hoc:
“for this” or “for this situation.” OR when necessary or needed
sine qua non
Ex:
Chocolate chips are the sine qua non of chocolate chip cookies.
sine qua non:
an essential condition; a thing that is absolutely necessary
obfuscate
Ex:
The main thing is to confuse and obfuscate the audience.
obfuscate:
render obscure, unclear, or unintelligible
castigate
Ex:
The judge castigated the lawyers for their lack of preparation.
castigate:
reprimand (someone) severely OR to punish, scold, or criticize harshly.
boilerplate
Ex:
The lyrics are boilerplate and uninspiring.
boilerplate:
rolled steel for making boilers. OR a way of writing or thinking that is not special and does not show any imagination.
allude, allusion
Ex:
We will allude briefly to the main points.
allude:
suggest or call attention to indirectly; hint at
conceit (of a film, novel, plot)
Ex:
He had the conceit to imagine that he might win the prize.
conceit (of a film, novel, plot):
the underlying fictitious assumption which must be accepted by the audience with suspension of disbelief so the plot may be seen as plausible.
reification, reify
Ex:
Dangerous demagogues use reification to position opposition as less than human, thereby denying their standing to criticize or object.
reification, reify:
When you think of or treat something abstract as a physical thing.
elucidate
Ex:
When asked for details, he declined to elucidate further.
elucidate:
make (something) clear; explain
canon, canonical
Ex:
But these updates form part of the canonical interpretation of the arm’s-length principle today.
canon, canonical:
conforming to a general rule or acceptable procedure OR according to or ordered by canon law
de facto
Ex:
With the death of his father, he became the de facto head of the family.
de facto:
in fact, or in effect, whether by right or not OR denoting someone or something that is such in fact
highbrow, lowbrow
Ex:
Guests at her elegant dinner parties are a mix of the city’s highbrows and captains of industry
Highbrow:
scholarly or rarefied in taste
Lowbrow:
not highly intellectual or cultured
trepidation
Ex:
He had some trepidation about agreeing to their proposal.
trepidation:
A feeling of fear or agitation about something that may happen.
internalize
Ex:
They have internalized their parents’ values.
internalize:
to accept or absorb an idea, opinion, belief, etc. so that it becomes part of your character
