Vocabulary list 3 Flashcards
Morpheme
Even more intractable problems arise where isolating what appears to be the same morpheme leaves behind a residue of uncertain status.
a meaningful morphological unit of a language that cannot be further divided (e.g. in, come, -ing, forming incoming ).
Ad hoc
“I work for her on an ad hoc basis”
“for this” or “for this situation.”
Sine qua no
A healthy individual is a sine qua non for a healthy society.
an essential condition; a thing that is absolutely necessary.
obfuscate
“The main thing is to confuse and obfuscate the audience.”
confuse
Castigate
The judge castigated the lawyers for their lack of preparation.
to be subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism.
Boilerplate
“We’ve seen a distinct change in the boilerplate of contracts.”
rolled steel for making boilers.
Allude, allusion
“we will allude briefly to the main points”
refer to; mention
Conceit (of a film, novel, plot)
“he was puffed up with conceit”
an approach to a story component, or combination of components, rather than the component itself.
Reification, reify
The zone turns my beliefs and reification to ash.
the act of treating something abstract, such as an idea, relation, system, quality, etc., as if it were a concrete object
Elucidate
“Work such as theirs will help to elucidate this matter”.
make (something) clear; explain.
Canon, canonical
“The canonical rites of the Roman Church”.
according to or ordered by canon law.
canon means rule or law.
De facto
The city is rapidly becoming the de facto center of the financial world
in fact, or in effect, whether by right or not.
Highbrow
“They publish highbrow magazines”.
Intellectual, scholarly
Lowbrow
“He reads lowbrow newspapers”.
not highly intellectual or cultured
Trepidation
“He approached the snake with great trepidation”.
a feeling of fear or agitation about something that may happen.
Subversive
“The case involved an attempt to subvert the rule of law”.
Seeking or intended to bring down an established system or institution.
Internalize
“The industry must internalize the cost of disposal”.
make (attitudes or behavior) part of one’s nature by learning or disregarding assimilation.
Genesis
“The genesis for this book was a desire to grasp the nature of religious belief”.
The origin or mode of formation of something.
Proforma
The meeting was strictly pro forma, since the decision had already been made.
Done or produced as a matter of form.
