The Matrix Flashcards
Oracle
a priest or priestess acting as a medium through whom advice or prophecy was sought from the gods in classical antiquity.
a place at which divine advice or prophecy was sought.
synonyms: prophet, prophetess, sibyl, seer, augur, prognosticator, diviner, soothsayer, wise man, wise woman, sage, fortune teller; rareoracler
“Hercules consulted the oracle of Apollo”
a person or thing regarded as an infallible authority on something.
“he reigned supreme as the Colonial Office’s oracle on Africa”
synonyms: authority, expert, specialist, pundit, guru, mentor, adviser, mastermind, connoisseur; More
Goop
sloppy or sticky semi-fluid matter, typically something unpleasant.
mawkish sentiment.
of eating the same goddamn goop every day: Cipher to Trinity
Serum
serum
/ˈsɪərəm/
noun
noun: serum; plural noun: sera; plural noun: serums
1.
an amber-coloured, protein-rich liquid which separates out when blood coagulates.
“the researchers examined blood serum obtained from 471 men and women”
2.
the blood serum of an animal used to provide immunity to a pathogen or toxin by inoculation or as a diagnostic agent.
“doctors treated the bites of carpet vipers with serum produced from local snakes”
There is no spoon
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Sentinal
sentinel
/ˈsɛntɪn(ə)l/
noun
1.
a soldier or guard whose job is to stand and keep watch.
“soldiers stood sentinel with their muskets”
2.
MEDICINE
an indicator of the presence of disease.
“a sentinel surveillance programme for influenza”
Right as Rain
Oracle to Neo: Take the cookie, I promise by the time you are done eating it you will feel “Right as Rain”
Sentient
sentient /ˈsɛntɪənt,ˈsɛnʃ(ə)nt/ adjective adjective: sentient able to perceive or feel things. "she had been instructed from birth in the equality of all sentient life forms" synonyms: feeling, capable of feeling, living, live; More antonyms: insentient
Agents are a group of characters in The Matrix franchise. They are sentient computer programs carefully disguised as average-looking human males,[1] displaying a high-level of artificial intelligence.[2]
Ignorance is bliss
PROVERB
if one is unaware of an unpleasant fact or situation one cannot be troubled by it.
“I don’t want to hear about them: ignorance is bliss in this case”
Squiddy
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Atrophied
adjective
adjective: atrophied
1.
(of body tissue or an organ) wasted away or rudimentary.
“atrophied muscles”
2.
having lost effectiveness or vigour due to underuse or neglect.
“the atrophied global economy contains numerous areas of chronic weakness”