Vocabulary: Understanding Concepts

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

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SYNTHESIS - the combination of ideas to form a theory or system
SOCIAL - relating to society or its organization
MEMORY - the faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information
FRAGMENT - a small part broken or separated off something
MANIFOLD - many and various
UNIFICATION - the process of being united or made into a whole
CONSTRUCT - an idea or theory containing various conceptual elements, typically one considered to be subjective and not based on empirical evidence
NASCENT - just coming into existence and beginning to display signs of future potential

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COMPLEX - consisting of many different and connected parts
CYBERNETICS - the science of communications and automatic control systems in both machines and living things
CODIFY - arrange 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
EVALUATION - the making of a judgment about the amount, number, or value of something; assessment
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 - produce or make from whatever is available
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
COMPLEX -consisting of many different and connected parts
ADAPTIVE - characterized by or given to adaptation
SYSTEM - a set of things working together as parts of a mechanism or an interconnecting network

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LAYER - a sheet, quantity, or thickness of material, typically one of several, covering a surface or body
EVOKE - bring or recall to the conscious mind
DIVERSE - showing a great deal of variety; very different
IMAGE - 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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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

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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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RELEVANCE - the quality or state of being closely connected or appropriate

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SYMBIOTIC - involving interaction between two different organisms living in close physical association
SYSTEM - a set of things working together as parts of a mechanism or an interconnecting network
PART - a piece or segment of something such as an object, activity, or period of time, which combined with other pieces makes up the whole
CONNECT bring together or into contact so that a real or notional link is established
RELATIONSHIP - the way in which two or more concepts, objects, or people are connected, or the state of being connected

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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 - relating to or characterized by deep thought; thoughtful.
CENTRALITY - the quality or fact of being in the middle of somewhere or something ; the quality of being essential or of the greatest importance.

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INTERSECTION - a point at which two or more things intersect
DIMENSION - a measurable extent of some kind, such as length, breadth, depth, or height.
PERSPECTIVE - a particular attitude toward or way of regarding something; a point of view.
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 ; the point from which an activity or process is directed, or on which it is focused.
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.