My Dictionary

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Reified-  to make (something abstract) more concrete or real; to regard or treat (an idea, concept, etc.) as if having material existence.

Ape- to imitate or mimic.

Constative- a statement that is capable of being true or false.

Hitherto- up to this time, until now, as yet.

Dubious- objectively doubtful; fraught with doubt or uncertainty; uncertain, undetermined; indistinct, ambiguous, vague.

Contentious- controversal

Evince- Reveal the presence of a quality/ feeling

Fallacy- a mistake or belief especially based on an unsound argument

Cohabiting- live together and have a sexual relationship without being married.

Profundity- the quality of being deep; great or vast depth.

Sui generis- of its own kind.

Concomitants- Going together, accompanying, concurrent, attendant.

Antecedently- Previously in time, before; first or earlier in a causal, connectional, or implicational relation.

Preparatory Condition- nature of the propositional content of the illocutionary act.

Recumbent- A person who is reliant on another; spec. a person who trusts in and relies on Christ.

free as·so·ci·a·tion- the mental process by which one word or image may spontaneously suggest another without any apparent connection. (for example, the Ink Blot test, some may see a butterfly, some may see a flower, interpreting it in your own ways)

psyche- soma- difference between the body and the mind

Jouissance-physical or intellectual pleasure, delight, or ecstasy.

erogeneity- arousing, sexual desire.

Ephemeral- Of diseases: Beginning and ending in a day; short-lived.

Color- to add more depth or meaning; emotion.

Morosely- gloomy, bad; think of remorse

Devitalize-To deprive of vitality or vital qualities; to render lifeless or effete.

Unemphatic-showing or giving emphasis; expressing something forcibly and clearly.

phallic- fertility, male dominance

 

 

 

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