Vocab Words #3 Flashcards
Morpheme
Ex. For talking, talk and ing are two separate morphemes.
Meaning of parts or sections within a word. Prefix, word, suffix
Ad hoc
Ex. The mayor appointed an ad hoc committee to study the project.
Latin phrase meaning “for this”
sine qua non
Ex. grammar and usage are the sine qua non of language teaching and learning
Something essential or something necessary that allows something else to be possible.
obfuscate
Ex. the spelling changes will deform some familiar words and obfuscate their etymological origins
To make something confusing, or unclear.
castigate
Ex. he was castigated for not setting a good example
Discipline, or punish severely.
boilerplate
Ex. About Sony Electronics, Inc. is found at the bottom of every doc from the company to its consumers.
A standard, reusable, piece of writing that can used for different topics. Common format, or structure.
allude, allusion
Ex. she had a way of alluding to Jean but never saying her name
To hint at or reference indirectly to another thing.
conceit (of a film, novel, plot)
Ex. “Life is a bowl of cherries” is a conceit that tells us several things about the nature of life. It is sweet and delicious, but it doesn’t last forever.
plot structure or concept
reification
Ex. Trafficking is a reification of today’s world.
When you treat something abstract (human, feeling), as a thing or object.
elucidate
Ex. I don’t understand. You’ll have to elucidate.
to explain, or make something clear.
canon, canonical
Ex. the appointment violated the canons of fair play and equal opportunity
general law/ principle about how something should be judged.
de facto
Ex. There is a government on the de facto leader is actually the richest man
in reality or in fact
highbrow, lowbrow
Ex. she considered all those without television as highbrows, intellectual snobs, or paupers
Anything intellectual in nature of the opposite.
trepidation
Ex. the men set off in fear and trepidation
In a state of fear and/or anxiety about something that may happen (dread)
internalize
Ex. people learn gender stereotypes and internalize them
when you take signs, behavior, or feelings towards yourself unconsciously.
