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Lit Vocab terms

Ok, so he gave us a list of all the vocab terms to know, so i decided to try to type them all up. here goes...

Terms

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cognate
a common root of origin (like "un" "uno" and "unus" all mean "one" and all come from the same origin)
humanities
literal: a specific study
neologism
the introduction of a new word to language
rationalism
philosophical theory that reason is the ONLY valid basis for action or belief or source of knowledge and spiritual truth
syllepsis
the use of one verb to govern two different clauses ("he held the door and his breath")
bowdlerize
to remove any vulgar or obscene passages from a written work, named for Thomas Bowdler
romantic
a style of art which emphasizes the ideals of all life
infer
to draw a conclusion based on evidence, often incoplete
art
human effort intended to imitate, alter, add to, or otherwise represent "nature"; the conscious production or arrangement of sound, color, form, movement, language, or other elements in a manner that somehow affects the human sense of beauty; the production of beauty in "material" or "plastic" form
paradox
an idea that seems contradictory but actually has truth
race
a group of persons related to a common descent or heredity
thesis
propsition stated or put forward for consideration
humanism
a philosophy that is concerned with human beings, their achievements, their interests, their advancements. in contrast to philosphies or religions that focus on human or supernatural authoriy
aestetics
the branch of philosophy that explores theories and ideas about the concept of beauty and its appreciation
artifact
any object that has been "worked" by a human
realism
a style of art which is more similar to what occurs in real life
syntax
the study of the formation of grammatical sentences
connotation
a secondary meaning of a word
imply
to give incomplete evidence that leads ot a conclusion
beauty
a pleasing quality associated with harmony of form, color, movement, sound, truthfulness, originality, or other unidentifiable quality (or combination of these). this quality arouses a strong, thoughtful delight.
Sisyphean
an endless task, related to the Greek Sisyphus
linguistics
the science of languages
empiricism
philosophical theory that physical evidence is the ONLY valid basis for action or belief or source of knowledge and spiritual truth
personality
one's character
euphemism
the substitution of a mild or indirect phrase for a vulgar, blunt one..."to put it lightly"
figurative
involving a figure of speech
science
the branch of knowledge dealing with a body of facts gathered through observation and experimentation
literature
writings
logic
the branch of philosophy that analyzes inference
anthropology
the study of human cultures--their creations, institutions, group behaviors, religions, languages, and the like
epithet
nickiname, discriptive substitue name, (Ivan
satire
a type of humor, often critical of something
colloquialism
the use of an informal word or phrase for a more formal one (like "gonna" or "hafta"
magic
connection with a supernatural force, not for personal gain
individualism
philosophy that says that the interests and progress of the single human being is primary - not the state, not the group, not God
anthropomorphism
the attribution of human form to a non-human object or other representation
chiasmus
a reversal of order in two otherwise parallel phrases, AB:BA,
philosophy
the investigation of truths
intuition
the ability to have quick insight
civilization
a culture that is characterized by agriculture and/or domesticated livestock and a written language
ideograph
a character or symbol expressing an idea without words or letters (like a red octagon means "stop")
law
rules established in a community
humanities
the branch of formal learning that is concerned with culture and its products
novella
a work of fiction that is shorter than a novel but longet than a short story
determinism
philosophical theory that every act and descion is the inevitable result of specific influences (physical, psy
literal
following the primary meanings of the word(s)
denotation
the exact or literal meanin of a word
antithesis
condradictory proposition
idiom
a language, dialect, speaking, or even phrase of one certain people (like "jimmies" in new england)
consciousness
the complex state of awareness which is unique to human beings and which separates humanity, in a pofound way, from all other creatures
lingua franca
a language that is used to communicate among speakers of different languages
modernism
a style of art which is considered "modern" and does not necessarily follow standards of art
dialectic
discussion or argument that goes back and forth using logic
ethics
philosophical study of right and way
mysticism
belief in realities beyond phusical senses and human reason
virtue
moral excellence or rightousness; goodness
religion
set of beliefs concerning cause, nature, and purpose of the universe
totem
an object with some sort of signigicance
learning
the act of aquireing knowledge
language
body or system of words for the use of a common people

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