CCP English Vocab, Semester 1
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prescriptive
giving directions or orders
substantive
independent
tailoring
adapting to a particular purpose or need
adjuncts
assistants
pedagogy
the function or work of a teacher
chasm
deep opening in the earth, or wide distance
cosmopolitanism
the condition of being wide-spanning, wide-reaching, accepting vast viewpoints
humanistic
emphasizes feelings and emotions
ham-fisted
clumsy
willful obliviousness
the voluntary choice to remain unaware
hermeneutics
the science of interpretation
obsolescence
the state of being or becoming out of date/ not useful
philology
the study of literary texts & written records
dichotomy
the division into 2 parts
didactic
intended for instruction
adulation
excessive devotion to someone
adulterate
to make impure by adding inferior materials
aesthetic
concerned w/ ideas of what is beautiful, “a look”
amicable
friendly
amok
disturbance characterized by depression then urge to kill
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