Enlightenment Now Flashcards
define “sentient”
able to perceive or feel things.
“she had been instructed from birth in the equality of all sentient life forms”
similar: capable of feeling, conscious, aware
define “innumerate”
define: “innumerate”
without a basic knowledge of mathematics and arithmetic.
“to this day I am practically innumerate”
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define: “vituperative”
uttering or given to censure : containing or characterized by verbal abuse, marked by harshly abusive criticism
“the criticism soon turned into a vituperative attack”
define: “monotonic”.
of a sequence or function; consistently increasing and never decreasing or consistently decreasing and never increasing in value
define: “capricious”
given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior.
“it’s terrible to feel our livelihood hinges on a capricious boss”
similar: fickle, inconstant, unstable
define: “paucity”
the presence of something only in small or insufficient quantities or amounts; scarcity.
“a paucity of information”
similar: sparsity, dearth,shortage
define: “precocious”
(of a child) having developed certain abilities or proclivities at an earlier age than usual.
“he was a precocious, solitary boy”
similar: advanced, gifted, talented
define: “bucolic”
relating to the pleasant aspects of the countryside and country life.
“the church is lovely for its bucolic setting”
similar: rustic, rural, pastoral
define: “homeostasis”
the tendency toward a relatively stable equilibrium between interdependent elements, especially as maintained by physiological processes.
define: “teleological”
relating to or involving the explanation of phenomena in terms of the purpose they serve rather than of the cause by which they arise.
“teleological narratives of progress”
define: “garrulous”
excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters.
“Polonius is portrayed as a foolish, garrulous old man”
similar: talkative,verbose,long-winded
define: “rectitude”
morally correct behavior or thinking; righteousness.
“Maddie is a model of rectitude”
similar: righteousness, goodness. virtue
define: “prosaic”
having the style or diction of prose; lacking poetic beauty.
“prosaic language can’t convey the experience”
similar: ordinary, usual, common
define: “rapacious”
aggressively greedy or grasping.
“rapacious landlords”
similar: greedy, avaricious, covetous
define: “mendacious”
not telling the truth; lying.
“mendacious propaganda”
similar: lying, deceitful, dishonest
