Pragmatic(adj.) -to deal with situations in a very thoughtful but philosophical manner.
Ex. “Jake is very pragmatic, he loves to think about everything very deeply, especially since he believes in karma.”
Category: Glossary
holisticaly
Holistic (adj) – to be concerned with the emphasis of the whole rather individual parts
Ex. Â Your details on the wedding dress are beautiful on their own. You should take a holistic approach to make sure everything works as a whole.
congeniality
Congeniality(n.) – to be pleasing, welcoming. Warm hearted.
Congeniality is similar to “geniality” which means friendliness
Ex. “The hospital was very congenial, the staff treated me like family”Â
vindictive
Vindictive (adj.) – To posses the need for revenge.
Ex. “The man stole the monkey’s banana’s and suddenly the monkey became vindictive to ruin his life.”
cogent
Cogent (adj.) – to be very clear and believable; convincing.
Ex. “I like your art project Kayla, your concept is very cogent. I can specifically see the message you wanted to send. ”
Pronounced: (k-oh-jent)
Consensus & Nebulous
Consensus:
Noun
 A general agreement about something
An idea or opinion that is shared by all the people in a group
Source: Merriam-Webster
Nebulous:
Adjective
Not clear
Difficult to see, understand, describe, etc.
Source: Merriam-Webster
I encountered both words from the reading expert, “What If You Could Choose Between the Fastest Route and the Most Beautiful?” by Lex Berko. This article was about how, people usually take the fastest route to their destination. However, what if there is a beautiful route that you can take but takes a little longer? The word consensus, agrees on a general or broad idea. Meaning, you just agree with someone like for example, “Yeah, I know there is more beautiful places in the city, but I rather get to my destination faster”. Which is agreeing to a broad idea, “Yeah, sure there is beautiful part of the city and I will eventually get to that”. Another word, nebulous means difficult to see. In my definition, I think that means “I do not understand the meaning, why would I want to choose the most beautiful” Cannot see the picture or to comprehend the meaning of seeing something beautiful, where they only thinks about moving forward. Taking the fastest route.
crowdsourcing
-Noun
” the practice of obtaining needed services, ideas, or content by soliciting contributions from a large group of people and especially from the online community rather than from traditional employees or suppliers”
Source: Merrian-Webster Dictionary
During our reading of today’s article, this word came up as a way of describing how a certain group of people collected information about the opinion “Would you rather take the shortest route or the most beautiful?”
Cacophony
-noun
“harsh, unpleasant, or discordant sounds”
Source: Merrian-Webster Dictionary
This particular word came up during our trip to the Bric Gallery. While we discussed our environment, the word came up as a way to describe what we were hearing in a particular spot by some very loud construction.
Hierarchy
Noun
A system or organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority
(Source – Google Definition)
I encountered this word while reading the guideline from Graphic Design project #3. “Use Visual Hierarchy and Movement to clearly direct the viewer’s eye to the focal point.” Now I understand Hierarchy mean something that is judged by its importance. So now I understand that I have to clearly state an important focus point so that the viewer can see it easily.
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Chiaroscuro
source:Â Merriam-Webster
noun
:Â pictorial representation in terms of light and shade without regard to colorÂ
:Â the arrangement or treatment of light and dark parts in a pictorial work of art
:Â the interplay or contrast of dissimilar qualities (as of mood or character)
I encountered this word in today’s course. I really like those arts with chiaroscuro, the light effect appears mystery, gives visualization with a dark fantasy color world. Perhaps I’ll use chiaroscuro in some of my future art pieces, so this is a very meaningful vocabulary for me to memorize.
