Infinite Powers Flashcards
maw
the jaws or throat of a voracious animal
bootstrapping
the technique of starting with existing resources to create something more complex and effective
inference
a conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning
empirically
by means of observation or experience, rather than theory or pure logic.
continua
a continuous sequence in which adjacent elements are not perceptibly different from each other, although the extremes are quite distinct.
penchant
a strong or habitual liking
golem
a clay figure brought to life by magic
hubris
excessive pride or self-confidence
inscrutable
impossible to understand or interpret.
burgeoning
beginning to grow or increase rapidly; flourishing
tumult
confused noise
tumult
confused noise
underpinned
supported
Emboldened
give courage or confidence to do something or to behave in a certain way
predilection
liking
protagonist
the leading character or one of the major characters in a drama, movie, novel, or other fictional text.
chasten
correct someone so they are humiliated.
rectilinear
straight lines
shards
fragment
piece
stick
oblique
slanting
legerdemain
sleight of hand
comport
agree with
palimpsest
a manuscript or piece of writing material on which the original writing has been effaced to make room for later writing but of which traces remain.
expunged
removed
recant
say that one no longer holds an opinion or belief, especially one considered heretical: heretics were burned if they would not recant.
apocryphal
dubious
ingenuity
imagination
spurious
bogus
chagrin
annoyance
