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ILA-Vocab
24 Words
Term | Definition |
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Metamorphosis | A complete change of form, structure, circumstance |
Natural Selection | Where species are naturally placed and can survive, adapt, and reproduce better. |
Heretic | Somebody who challenges a dogma. |
Paradigm | Model. |
Avarice | Extreme greed. |
Ephiphany | An appearance or manifestation. |
Satyr | Comes from Bacchus god. Represented as half human/ half horse. |
Metaphor | An example used to represent something else. Phrase is applied to something which it is not literally applicable too. |
Nuance | Detail. |
Empathize | To understand someones situation, to feel what they feel. |
Dichotomy | A whole concept or idea split in 1/2. |
Fatalistic | Understanding that all things/events are inevitable; or submission to fate. |
Transience | The state of not lasting. |
Copious | Abundant. |
Annotate | Modify the text with your own thoughts. |
Transcend | To elevate above or surpass. |
Ambiguous | Vague, unclear. |
Reciprocal | I do something for you, you do something for me. Mutual corresponding. |
Dogma | System of strict beliefs that are set in stone. |
Hubris | Excessive pride or self-confidence. |
Anomaly | Out of the ordinary. |
Ethos | Beliefs or ideas that a certain culture, or people believe in and follow. |
Paradox | Contradiction that lives side by side of itself |
Posterity | succeeding or future generations collectively. |