Showing posts with label words/definitions. Show all posts
Showing posts with label words/definitions. Show all posts

6/3/12

good one


fer·vent/ˈfərvənt/

Adjective:
Having or displaying a passionate intensity.

3/20/12

ex·pe·di·ent
adj.
1. Appropriate to a purpose.
2.
a. Serving to promote one's interest.
b. Based on or marked by a concern for self-interest rather than principle; self-interested.
3. Obsolete Speedy; expeditious.
n.
1. Something that is a means to an end.
2. Something contrived or used to meet an urgent need.

3/2/12

i just, like this word.


con·vo·lut·ed

adjective





  1. (esp. of an argument, story, or sentence) Extremely complex and difficult to follow.
  2. Intricately folded, twisted, or coiled.

1/30/12

CONCRETIZE


GIVE TANGIBLE FORM TO

1/27/12

tryst 
1. An agreement, as between lovers, to meet at a certain time and place.
2. A meeting or meeting place that has been agreed on. 

[Middle English trist, from Old French triste, a waiting place (in hunting)]


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"...an experience where there is neither surplus nor cipher"
cipher
1. a method of secret writing using substitution or transposition of letters according to a key
2. a secret message
3. the key to a secret message
4. (Mathematics) an obsolete name for zero [1]
5. (Mathematics) any of the Arabic numerals (0, 1, 2, 3, etc., to 9) or the Arabic system of numbering as a whole
6. a person or thing of no importance; nonentity
7. a design consisting of interwoven letters; monogram
8. (Music / Instruments) Music a defect in an organ resulting in the continuous sounding of a pipe, the key of which has not been depressed


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elide 
1. a. To omit or slur over (a syllable, for example) in pronunciation.
b. To strike out (something written).
2. a. To eliminate or leave out of consideration.
b. To cut short; abridge.

12/18/11

material


adjective
1. physicalworldlysolidsubstantialconcretefleshlybodilytangiblepalpablecorporeal, nonspiritual the material world
2. sensualphysicalfleshlybodilycorporalmaterialisticcarnal the renunciation of material pleasures

12/15/11

benevolence
1. inclination or tendency to help or do good to others
2. an act of kindness


malevolencewishing evil to others    


ambivalence:
1. The coexistence of opposing attitudes or feelings, such as love and hate, toward a person, object, or idea.
2. Uncertainty or indecisiveness as to which course to follow.

11/23/11

mel·an·cho·li·a/ˌmelənˈkōlēə/

Noun:
  1. Deep sadness or gloom; melancholy.
  2. A mental condition marked by persistent depression and ill-founded fears.

opal

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opal

Opal's internal structure makes it diffract light; depending on the conditions in which it formed it can take on many colors. Opal ranges from clear through white, gray, red, orange, yellow, green, blue, magenta, rose, pink, slate, olive, brown, and black.



























dif·frac·tion
    noun /diˈfrakSHən/ 
    diffractions, plural

    1. The process by which a beam of light or other system of waves is spread out as a result of passing through a narrow aperture or across an edge, typically accompanied by interference between the wave forms produced

11/3/11

words i needed to know



Dogma: religious beliefs that are accepted without reason or evidence


Fideism: faith is independent of reason, faith is superior at arriving at particular truths


Empirical: empirical data is data produced by an experiment or observation

10/23/11


car·nal

adj \ˈkär-nəl\
1
a : relating to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetitesb : marked by sexuality <carnal love>



4/23/11

The word "nebula" is derived from the Latin word for "clouds". Indeed, a nebula is a cosmic cloud of gas and dust floating in space. More than one nebula are called nebulae. Nebulae are the basic building blocks of the universe. They contain the elements from which stars and solar systems are built. They are also among the most beautiful objects in the universe, glowing with rich colors and swirls of light. Stars inside these clouds of gas cause them to glow with beautiful reds, blues, and greens. These colors are the result of different elements within the nebula. Most nebulae are composed of about 90% hydrogen, 10% helium, and 0.1% heavy elements such as carbon, nitrogen, magnesium, potassium, calcium, iron. These clouds of matter are also quite large. In fact, they are among the largest objects in the galaxy. Many of them are dozens or even hundreds of light-years across. Nebulae have been divided into five major categories. These are emission nebulae, reflection nebulae, dark nebulae, planetary nebulae, and supernova remnants. Emission and reflection nebulae tend to be fuzzy in appearance and lack any noticeable shape or structure. They are also known as diffuse nebulae.

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NEBULA is an interstellar cloud of dust, hydrogen gas, helium gas and other ionized gases.