Viscountess Gort Flashcards
Gerontology
Gerontology is the study of the social, cultural, psychological, cognitive, and biological aspects of aging. The word was coined by Ilya Ilyich Mechnikov in 1903, from the Greek γέρων, meaning “old man”, and -λογία, meaning “study of”
Vituperate
Blame or insult someone in strong or violent language.
anthropomorphic
having human characteristics.
“anthropomorphic bears and monkeys”
Islam - In religion and mythology, anthropomorphism is the perception of a divine being or beings in human form, or the recognition of human qualities in these beings.
funambulist
A tight rope walker.
Hypnogogic
Hypnagogia is the transitional state from wakefulness to sleep, also defined as the waning state of consciousness during the onset of sleep. Its opposite state is described as hypnopompia – the transitional state from sleep into wakefulness. Mental phenomena that may occur during this “threshold consciousness” phase include hypnagogic hallucinations, lucid dreaming, and sleep paralysis.
Theophany
Theophany is an encounter with a deity, in which it manifests in an observable and tangible form.
Where the deity does not take tangible form, the broader term used for inward manifestation is divine revelation or divine inspiration.
Flaneur
A man who saunters around observing society.
Ludic
Showing spontaneous and undirected playfulness.
Denouement.
The final part of a play, film or narrative in which the strands of the plot are drawn together and matters are explained or resolved.
Extricating
Free something or someone from a constraint or difficultly.
Preponderate
Be greater in number, in influence or importance. The advantages preponderate over this disadvantage.
Imbroglio
An extremely confused, complicated or embarrassing situation.
Idealistic
believing that very good things can be achieved, often when this does not seem likely to other people:
When I was young and idealistic I believed it was possible to change the world.
She supports a number of idealistic causes.
pedagogue
A teacher or instructor of children; one whose occupation is to teach the young.
A pedant; one who by teaching has become overly formal or pedantic in his or her ways; one who has the manner of a teacher.
Parturition
The act of giving birth to a baby
