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279897041aberranta. departing from the right, normal, or usual course. b. deviating from the ordinary, usual or normal type; exceptional; abnormal
279897042aesthetica. pertaining to a sense of the beautiful b. having a love of beauty c. pertaining to, involving or concerned with pure emotion and senstation
279897043anthropomorphismthe representation of objects (especially a god) as having human form or traits
279897044asceticone who practices rigid self-denial, esp. as an act of religious devotion
279897045capriciousdetermined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason
279897046chauvinismfanatical devotion
279897047dialecticof, pertaining to, or of the nature of logical argumentation; logical argumentation
279897048dogmatismarrogant, stubborn assertion of opinion or belief
279897049eludeescape, either physically or mentally
279897050abstrusedifficult to penetrate
279897051ambivalencemixed feelings or emotions
279897052aphorisma concise statement of a truth or principle
279897053axiomself-evident truth requiring no proof
279897054causticharsh or corrosive in tone
279897055covenant(Bible) an agreement between God and his people in which God makes certain promises and requires certain behavior from them in return, a written agreement between two or more people
279897056disseminateto scatter or spread widely
279897057egalitariana person who believes in the equality of all people
279897058empiricism(philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge derives from experience
279897059epistemologystudy of knowledge
279897060esotericconfined to and understandable by only an enlightened inner circle
279897061etymologythe study of the sources and development of words
279897062immanentinherent, remaining within
279897063lexicondictionary
279897064obfuscatemake obscure or unclear
279897065penchanta strong attraction or inclination
279897066platitudea trite or obvious remark
279897067pragmatism(philosophy) the doctrine that practical consequences are the criteria of knowledge and meaning and value
279897068eschewavoid and stay away from deliberately
279897069etherealheavenly, light, or celestial
279897070iconoclastsomeone who tries to destroy traditional ideas or institutions
279897071imminentlikely to occur at any moment
279897072metaphysicsthe philosophical study of being and knowing
279897073paradigman example or model
279897074peripatetica person who walks from place to place, a follower of Aristotle
279897075polemicistone skilled in argument and in refuting attacks
279897076primordialhaving existed from the beginning
279897077proliferategrow rapidly
279897078rhetoricstudy of the technique and rules for using language effectively (especially in public speaking); loud and confused empty talk
279897079stoica member of the ancient Greek school of philosophy founded by Zeno; seeming unaffected by pleasure or pain
279897080ubiquitouspresent or existing everywhere
279897081proselytizeconvert to another faith or religion
279897082sentientaware; conscious; able to perceive
279897083tenetan opinion, belief, or principle held to be true
279897084utilitarianismidea that the goal of society should be to bring about the greatest happiness for the greatest number of people
279897085aboriginalhaving existed from the beginning
279897086altruismthe quality of unselfish concern for the welfare of others
279897087apostropheaddress to an absent or imaginary person; a punctuation mark used to indicate possession or the omission of letters or numbers
279897088archetypean original model on which something is patterned
279897089charlatana fraud
279897090corollarya direct or natural result or consequence
279897091euphemisman inoffensive expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive
279897092extirpateto root out or destroy completely
279897093harbingera person or thing that signals the approach of another
279897094imbueto inspire or influence; to saturate
279897095imperativesome duty that is essential and urgent; requiring action or attention
279897096inexorableimpossible to stop or prevent
279897097jargona characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves) that is difficult for others to understand
279897098palliateto make a disease or its symptoms less severe without removing the cause
279897099postulatesuggest or assume the existence, fact, or truth of (something) as a basis for reasoning, discussion, or belief; nominate or elect; a thing suggested or assumed as true as the basis for reasoning, discussion, or belief
279897100pueriledisplaying or suggesting a lack of maturity
279897101sordidmeanly avaricious and mercenary; unethical or dishonest
279897102tenablebased on sound reasoning or evidence
279897103wantondeliberate and unprovoked (of a cruel action), promiscuous or sexually immodest
279897104aggregatethe whole amount; to gather in a mass, sum, or whole
279897105ameliorateto make better
279897106arcaneknown or understood by only a few
279897107assuageto make an unpleasant feeling less intense
279897108chicanean artificial narrowing or turn on a road or racecourse
279897109dexterousdemonstrating skill, especially with hands
279897110exaltpraise, glorify, or honor
279897111ferventcharacterized by intense emotion; hot, burning or glowing
279897112ignominypublic shame, disgrace, or dishonor
279897113immutableunchangeable
279897114indeliblenot able to be erased or removed; memorable
279897115intrepidvery brave, fearless, unshakable
279897116macabregrisly, gruesome; horrible, distressing; having death as a subject
279897117pedagogythe method and practice of teaching
279897118perenniallasting an indefinitely long time
279897119propagateto spread and promote
279897120semanticreferring to the relationships between words and meanings
279897121tacitunspoken, silent; implied, inferred
279897122unequivocalleaving no doubt
279897123zealota fervent and even militant proponent of something

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