Vocabulary: Brooke Bolofsky

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MIND- the element of a person that enables them to be aware of the world and their experiences, to think, and to feel; the faculty of consciousness and thought.
MENTAL- relating to the mind.
CEREBRAL- of the cerebrum of the brain.
COGNITIVE- relating to cognition.
MATERIAL- the matter from which a thing is or can be made.
REIFY- make (something abstract) more concrete or real.
TENDENCY- an inclination toward a particular characteristic or type of behavior.

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SIMULTANEOUS- occurring, operating, or done at the same time.
READING- the action or skill of reading written or printed matter silently or aloud.
WRITING- the activity or skill of marking coherent words on paper and composing text.
DIVERSE- showing a great deal of variety; very different.
PATTERN- a repeated decorative design.
MEANING- what is meant by a word, text, concept, or action.
PRODUCE- make or manufacture from components or raw materials.
EVOLVE- develop gradually, especially from a simple to a more complex form.

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JUST- based on or behaving according to what is morally right and fair.
LIVE- spend one's life in a particular way or under particular circumstances, stay alive

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CONVERSATION- a talk, especially an informal one, between two or more people, in which news and ideas are exchanged, talk
POSITION- a place where someone or something is located or has been put, location
WIDEN-make or become wider, open up, broaden
RANGE- the area of variation between upper and lower limits on a particular scale, span
CARE- the provision of what is necessary for the health, welfare, maintenance, and protection of someone or something, custody, charge

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CREATIVE-relating to or involving the imagination or original ideas, especially in the production of an artistic work, innovative
PROCESS- a series of actions or steps taken in order to achieve a particular end, operation, activity
TRANSFORMATION- a thorough or dramatic change in form or appearance, change, modify

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LOOK- direct one's gaze toward someone or something or in a specified direction, stare, glance
VISION- the faculty or state of being able to see, look, see
SIGHT- the faculty or power of seeing, vision
RETURN- come or go back to a place or person, go back
SITE- an area of ground on which a town, building, or monument is constructed, lot, area
REORIENT- change the focus or direction of.
EVENT-a thing that happens, especially one of importance, happening
PHENOMENAL- very remarkable; extraordinary, remarkable
FORM- the visible shape or configuration of something, shape
DOMAIN- an area of territory owned or controlled by a ruler or government, empire

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ANECDOTE- a short amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person, tale, sketch
THEORIZING- the forming of a theory or theories about something.
RECOUNT- tell someone about something; give an account of an event or experience, tell, relate
HONOR- high respect; great esteem, glory
EXPERIENCE- practical contact with and observation of facts or events.

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COMPLEX- consisting of many different and connected parts, multiplex
CYBERNETICS (Please wiki)- "Cybernetics is a transdisciplinary approach for exploring regulatory systems—their structures, constraints, and possibilities. Norbert Wiener defined cybernetics in 1948 as "the scientific study of control and communication in the animal and the machine."
CODIFY- arrange (laws or rules) into a systematic code.
PHENOMENOLOGY- the science of phenomena as distinct from that of the nature of being.

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ABSTRACT- existing in thought or as an idea but not having a physical or concrete existence
EVOLUTION- the process by which different kinds of living organisms are thought to have developed and diversified from earlier forms during the history of the earth, growth
EMERGENCE- the process of coming into view or becoming exposed after being concealed
APPEARANCE- the way that someone or something looks.

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SYMBIOTIC- involving interaction between two different organisms living in close physical association.

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MODEL- a three-dimensional representation of a person or thing or of a proposed structure, typically on a smaller scale than the original.
MODELING- the art or activity of making three-dimensional models
SOCIAL- relating to society or its organization.
REALITY- the world or the state of things as they actually exist, as opposed to an idealistic or notional idea of them.
CHANGE- make or become different.
CONSTRUCT-build or erect (something, typically a building, road, or machine).

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SUBSTITUTION- the action of replacing someone or something with another person or thing.
ANEW- in a new or different and typically more positive way.
SATISFACTION- fulfillment of one's wishes, expectations, or needs, or the pleasure derived from this.
PERFORMANCE- an act of staging or presenting a play, concert, or other form of entertainment.
AUDIENCE- the assembled spectators or listeners at a public event, such as a play, movie, concert, or meeting.