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Chapter 3
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| folly | lack of good sense; foolishness |
| sublunary | below the moon |
| allude | suggest or call attention to indirectly; hint at |
| obsolete | no longer produced or used; out of date |
| consilience | unification of knowledge |
| ubiquitous | present, appearing, or found everywhere |
| static | lacking in movement, action, or change, esp. in a way viewed as undesirable or uninteresting |
| declassing | demote (someone) from their original social class to a lower one |
| paradox | a statement or proposition that, despite sound (or apparently sound) reasoning from acceptable premises, leads to a conclusion that seems senseless, logically unacceptable, or self-contradictory |
| enigma | a person or thing that is mysterious, puzzling, or difficult to understand |
| incoherent | (of spoken or written language) expressed in an incomprehensible or confusing way; unclear |
| couch | express (something) in language of a specified style |
| ethereal | extremely delicate and light in a way that seems too perfect for this world |
| transduce | To convert (energy) from one form to another |
| deduction | the inference of particular instances by reference to a general law or principle |
| intelligence | making predictions in pursuit of a goal |
| chauvinist | a person displaying aggressive or exaggerated patriotism |
| fob | deceitfully attempt to satisfy someone by making excuses or giving them something inferior |
| nebulous | not clear : difficult to see, understand, describe |
| pithily | Precisely meaningful; forceful and brief |
| formidable | inspiring fear or respect through being impressively large, powerful, intense, or capable |
| fulminate | express vehement protest |
| connectionism | an artificial intelligence approach to cognition in which multiple connections between nodes (equivalent to brain cells) form a massive interactive network in which many processes take place simultaneously |
| atone | make amends or reparation |
| epitome | a person or thing that is a perfect example of a particular quality or type |
| predicate | the part of a sentence or clause containing a verb and stating something about the subject (e.g., went home in John went home ) |
| unintelligible | impossible to understand |
| Universal grammar | the proposition by Chomsky that the generative grammars of individual languages were variations on a single pattern |
| dudgeon | a feeling of offense or deep resentment |
| epithet | an adjective or descriptive phrase expressing a quality characteristic of the person or thing mentioned |
| glower | have an angry or sullen look on one's face; scowl |
| candid | truthful and straightforward; frank |
| unitary | forming a single or uniform entity |
| social constructionism | a theory of knowledge of the fields of both Sociology and Communication that examines the development of jointly constructed understandings of the world |
| habit system | underlies our tendency to produce certain responses over and over again |
| supervisory attention system | a module that allows us to override the habit system and focus on the information relevant to a stated problem |
| Alyosha | greek name for defender of man |
| commensurate | corresponding in size or degree; in proportion |
| concerted | jointly arranged, planned, or carried out; coordinated |
| tamp | pack (a blast hole) full of clay or sand to concentrate the force of the explosion |
| limbic system | seat of emotions in the brain |
| naive | (of a person or action) showing a lack of experience, wisdom, or judgment |
| concordant | in agreement; consistent |
| neurosis | a mental or personality disturbance not attributable to any known neurological or organic dysfunction |
| idiosyncracy | a mode of behavior or way of thought peculiar to an individual |
| interminable | endless (often used hyperbolically) |
| syndicate | controlled or managed by a group of individuals or organizations combined to promote some common interest |
| probabilistic | subject to or involving chance variation |
| aberrant | departing from an accepted standard |
| intimate | imply or hint |
| transcription factors | proteins that turn on other genes |
| embryogenesis | the formation and development of an embryo |
| psyche | the human soul, mind, or spirit |
| antagonistic | showing or feeling active opposition or hostility toward someone or something |
| incurious | (of a person or their manner) not eager to know something; lacking curiosity |
| undirected | without a particular aim, purpose, or target |
| unabridged | (of a text) not cut or shortened; complete |
| bilking | obtain or withhold money from (someone) by deceit or without justification; cheat or defraud |
| agonize | undergo great mental anguish through worrying about something |
| simulacrum | an image or representation of someone or something |
| uncanny | strange or unusual in a way that is surprising or difficult to understand |
| conducive | making a certain situation or outcome likely or possible |
| intuition | the ability to understand something immediately, without the need for conscious reasoning |
| megalomaniac | a person who is obsessed with their own power |
| adaptation | anything brought about by the genes that helps them fulfill this metaphorical obsession, whether or not it also fulfills human aspirations |
| inscrutable | impossible to understand or interpret |
| impel | drive, force, or urge (someone) to do something |
| proximate cause | the mechanism that pushes behavior buttons in real time, such as the hunger and lust that impel people to eat and have sex |
| ultimate cause | adaptive rationale that led the proximate cause to evolve, such as the need for nutrition and reproduction that gave us the drives of hunger and lust |
| subvert | undermine the power and authority of (an established system or institution) |
| extirpate | root out and destroy completely |
| inert | lacking the ability or strength to move |
| perceptual | of or relating to the ability to interpret or become aware of something through the senses |
| savvy | shrewdness and practical knowledge, esp. in politics or business |
| cunning | having or showing skill in achieving one's ends by deceit or evasion |
| ethnography | the scientific description of the customs of individual peoples and cultures |
| aptitude | a natural ability to do something |
| Universal People | Donald Brown description of cultures that have common traits |
| endowed | give or bequeath an income or property to (a person or institution) |
| brutish | cruel, violent, and stupid : resembling or suggesting a beast |
| troglodyte | (esp. in prehistoric times) a person who lived in a cave |
| debunked | expose the falseness or hollowness of (a myth, idea, or belief) |
| flamboyant | (of a person or their behavior) tending to attract attention because of their exuberance, confidence, and stylishness |
| sinister | giving the impression that something harmful or evil is happening or will happen |
| nonchalant | (of a person or manner) feeling or appearing casually calm and relaxed; not displaying anxiety, interest, or enthusiasm |
| perfunctory | (of an action or gesture) carried out with a minimum of effort or reflection |
| perversely | deliberately deviant |
| cuckold | referred to a husband with an adulterous wife |
| cronies | a close friend or companion |
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