Vocabulary: Understanding Concepts

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9/10/19
INDIVIDUATE- distinguish from others of the same kind; single out.
ACTIVITY-the condition in which things are happening or being done.; a thing that a person or group does or has done.
LEARNING-the acquisition of knowledge or skills through experience, study, or by being taught.
SOCIETY-the aggregate of people living together in a more or less ordered community.
SOCIALITY-the degree to which individuals in an animal population tend to associate in social groups (gregariousness) and form cooperative societies. Sociality is a survival response to evolutionary pressures.
UNABATED-without any reduction in intensity or strength.
ARCHIVE-a collection of historical documents or records providing information about a place, institution, or group of people.

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9/11/19

Focus: the center of interest or activity; the state or quality of having or producing clear visual definition
Evoke: bring or recall the conscious mind
Contemplate: look thoughtfully for a long time; think profoundly and at a length; meditate
Difference: a point or way in which people or things are not the same
Making: the process of producing something; essential qualities or ingredients needed for something
Designing: acting in a calculating, deceitful way
Space: a continuous area or expanse which is free, available, or unoccupied
Social: relating to society or its organization; needing companionship and therefore best suited to living in communities
Innovative: introducing new ideas; original and creative in thinking

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9/12/19

REFLECT: embody or represent (something) in a faithful or appropriate way; think deeply or carefully about
REPEAT: say again something one has already said; do (something) again, either once or a number of times
PHRASE: a small group of words standing together as a conceptual unit, typically forming a component of a clause
SELECT: carefully choose as being the best or most suitable

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9/12/19

RESTRUCTURE-to organize a company, business, or system in a new way to make it operate more effectively
CREATE - bring (something) into existence
VALUE - the regard that something is held to deserve; the importance, worth, or usefulness of something; a person's principles or standards of behavior; one's judgment of what is important in life
SHARE - an instance of posting or reposting something on a social media website or application
PROCESS - a series of actions or steps taken in order to achieve a particular end
REFLECTION - an idea about something, especially one that is written down or expressed
SOLITUDE - the state or situation of being alone
LEARNING - the acquisition of knowledge or skills through experience, study, or by being taught

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9/13/19

THEATRE- a play or other activity or presentation considered in terms of its dramatic quality
METAPHOR - a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable
SEE- be or become aware of something from observation or from a written or other visual source
IMAGE - the general impression that a person, organization, or product presents to the public
MOVE- make progress; develop in a particular manner or direction; influence or prompt (someone) to do something
PLAY- engage in activity for enjoyment and recreation rather than a serious or practical purpose
FRAME- a basic structure that underlies or supports a system, concept, or text
STRUCTURE - the arrangement of and relations between the parts or elements of something complex
SCENE- a place, with the people, objects, and events in it, regarded as having a particular character or making a particular impression
ACROSS- expressing position or orientation
AISLE - a passage between shelves of goods in a supermarket or other building; a passage between rows of seats in a building
SYNTAX- the arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language
CONJURE- call (an image) to the mind
RELEVANT- closely connected or appropriate to what is being done or considered
READING - the action or skill of reading written or printed matter silently or aloud
INTERPRET- understand (an action, mood, or way of behaving) as having a particular meaning or significance
PROCESS - a series of actions or steps taken in order to achieve a particular end
HUB - the effective center of an activity, region, or network
NETWORK - a group or system of interconnected people or things
BECOME - grow to be; turn into
SINGULARITY- the state, fact, quality, or condition of being singular
DIFFERENCE- a point or way in which people or things are not the same
CONNECT - bring together or into contact so that a real or notional link is established
DESTINY - the events that will necessarily happen to a particular person or thing in the future

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9/15/19

CHAOS - complete disorder and confusion
CONFUSION - lack of understanding; uncertainty; the state of being bewildered or unclear in one's mind about something
EMBRACE - accept or support (a belief, theory, or change) willingly and enthusiastically
RESISTANCE - the ability not to be affected by something
RAISED - elevated to a higher position or level; more intense or strong than usual
SHARED- used, occupied, or enjoyed jointly with another or others
RIGHT - morally good, justified, or acceptable
MOMENT- an appropriate time for doing something; an opportunity
TOPICS -a matter dealt with in a text, discourse, or conversation; a subject

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PLATFORM- a group of technologies that are used as a base upon which other applications, processes or technologies are developed
MOMENTOUS- (of a decision, event, or change) of great importance or significance, especially in its bearing on the future
FORMATION- a structure or arrangement of something
DRAMATIC- (of an event or circumstance) sudden and striking
TRANSFORM- make a thorough or dramatic change in the form, appearance, or character of
UNDERSTANDING- an individual's perception or judgment of a situation
MAPPING- an operation that associates each element of a given set (the domain) with one or more elements of a second set (the range)
SIMULATE- imitate the appearance or character of

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IMMERSE- involve oneself deeply in a particular activity or interest
DEEP - very intense or extreme
UNDERSTANDING- sympathetically aware of other people's feelings; tolerant and forgiving
MODE- a way or manner in which something occurs or is experienced, expressed, or done
READING - an occasion at which poetry or other pieces of literature are read aloud to an audience

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INTIMACY- close familiarity or friendship; closeness
AGENCY- a business or organization established to provide a particular service, typically one that involves organizing transactions between two other parties
EMOTION - a natural instinctive state of mind deriving from one's circumstances, mood, or relationships with others
CREATIVITY- the use of the imagination or original ideas, especially in the production of an artistic work
SELF - a person's essential being that distinguishes them from others, especially considered as the object of introspection or reflexive action
FORM- a particular way in which a thing exists or appears; a manifestation
FRIENDSHIP - the emotions or conduct of friends; the state of being friends; a state of mutual trust and support between allied nations

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SOCIAL - an informal social gathering, especially one organized by the members of a particular club or group
ONTOLOGY - a set of concepts and categories in a subject area or domain that shows their properties and the relations between them
AUTONOMY - the capacity of an agent to act in accordance with objective morality rather than under the influence of desires
ENTITY - a thing with distinct and independent existence
ASSEMBLAGE- a collection or gathering of things or people
FLOW - go from one place to another in a steady stream, typically in large numbers

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SIFT- examine (something) thoroughly so as to isolate that which is most important or useful
SORT- a category of things or people having some common feature; a type
SELECT - carefully choose as being the best or most suitable
ASSEMBLE - Gather together in one place for a common purpose
ASSOCIATE - connect (someone or something) with something else in one's mind
EMERGE - move out of or away from something and come into view
ENTER - begin to be involved in
REVEAL - make (previously unknown or secret information) known to others

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AESTHETICS - a set of principles concerned with the nature and appreciation of beauty, especially in art
ABSTRACTION - the quality of dealing with ideas rather than events
APHORISM - a pithy observation that contains a general truth, such as, “if it ain't broke, don't fix it.”
AXIOM - a statement or proposition which is regarded as being established, accepted, or self-evidently true