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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COMPOSITION- the nature of something's ingredients or constituents; the way in which a whole or mixture is made up, make up, structure
SELF- a person's essential being that distinguishes them from others, especially considered as the object of introspection or reflexive action.
REPRESENTATION- the action of speaking or acting on behalf of someone or the state of being so represented.
PORTRAIT- a representation or impression of someone or something in language or on film, description
DEPICT- show or represent by a drawing, painting, or other art form, portray, represent
PENUMBRA- the partially shaded outer region of the shadow cast by an opaque object.
HALO- a disk or circle of light shown surrounding or above the head of a saint or holy person to represent their holiness.
SHADOW- a dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface, shape
SILHOUETTE- the dark shape and outline of someone or something visible against a lighter background, especially in dim light, profile, outline

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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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SYNTHESIS- the combination of ideas to form a theory or system, blend
SOCIAL- relating to society or its organization, community
MEMORY- the faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information, recall
FRAGMENT- a small part broken or separated off something, piece
MANIFOLD- many and various, multiple
UNIFICATION- the process of being united or made into a whole, union
CONSTRUCT- build or erect (something, typically a building, road, or machine), set up
NASCENT- (especially of a process or organization) just coming into existence and beginning to display signs of future potential, growing

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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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IMPROVISE- create and perform (music, drama, or verse) spontaneously or without preparation.
ART- the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination, typically in a visual form such as painting or sculpture, producing works to be appreciated primarily for their beauty or emotional power, artwork
COMPLEX- consisting of many different and connected parts, multiplex
ADAPTIVE- characterized by or given to adaptation
SYSTEM- a set of things working together as parts of a mechanism or an interconnecting network, order, structure

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LAYER- a level of seniority in the hierarchy of an organization.
EVOKE- bring or recall to the conscious mind, bring to mind
DIVERSE- showing a great deal of variety; very different.
IMAGE- a representation of the external form of a person or thing in art.
INTER-SUBJECTIVE- existing between conscious minds; shared by more than one conscious mind.
SPACE- a continuous area or expanse which is free, available, or unoccupied.

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LABYRINTH- a complicated irregular network of passages or paths in which it is difficult to find one's way; a maze.

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SYSTEMATIC- done or acting according to a fixed plan or system; methodical.
INTERPLAY- the way in which two or more things have an effect on each other.
REFLECTIVE- providing a reflection; capable of reflecting light or other radiation.
CENTRALITY- the quality or fact of being in the middle of somewhere or something.

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INTERSECTION- a point or line common to lines or surfaces that intersect.
DIMENSION- a measurable extent of some kind, such as length, breadth, depth, or height.
PERSPECTIVE- the art of drawing solid objects on a two-dimensional surface so as to give the right impression of their height, width, depth, and position in relation to each other when viewed from a particular point.
DISTANCE- an amount of space between two things or people.
FOOTNOTE- an ancillary piece of information printed at the bottom of a page.
CENTER- the middle point of a circle or sphere, equidistant from every point on the circumference or surface.
COMPELLING- evoking interest, attention, or admiration in a powerfully irresistible way.
LIVING- an income sufficient to live on or the means of earning it.
TROPE- a figurative or metaphorical use of a word or expression.