Author: Joel126
Joel Placido ways of seeing Final
Impugn
(verb)
: to assail by words or arguments : oppose or attack as false or lacking integrity
“Terrible people hire good attorneys every day. Gripe with malfeasance by said legal teams, sure, but to impugn a lawyer for literally doing his job is unconscionable.” — Tiana Lowe, The Washington (D.C.) Examiner, 13 May 2019
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Tractable
(adjective)
: capable of being easily led, taught, or controlled
“The computer scientist Alan Turing noted that the question of whether a machine can think is incredibly difficult to determine, not least because of the lack of a clear definition of ‘thinking’; he proposed investigating instead the more tractable question of whether a machine can convince a human interlocutor that it’s human—the so-called Turing test.” — William Egginton, The New York Times, 17 Mar. 2019
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Polarity
(noun)
1
: the quality or condition inherent in a body that exhibits opposite properties or powers in opposite parts or directions or that exhibits contrasted properties or powers in contrasted parts or directions : the condition of having poles
2
: attraction toward a particular object or in a specific direction
“perspective and help people visualize the spaces between those two polarities.” -“How better photos can help you document , and shape, your neighborhood” by Patrick Sisson
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Sabbatical
(adjective)
: The definition of sabbatical is relating to the Sabbath or bringing a time of rest in regular cycles.
(noun)
: Sabbatical is defined as an extended period of leave from work.
“In monkey see, monkey do fashion, was able to follow him around when he was on sabbatical , or working on a fulbright opportunity abroad” -“How better photos can help you document, and shape, your neighborhood” by Patrick Sisson
Multihyphenate
(noun)
: A person with a hyphenated profession e.g. singer-songwriter, actor-director, but especially a person with several such roles
“Wolfe outlines a philosophy that reflects his Multihyphenate nature, blending the artistic approach of a photographer with the rigor of a lawyer” – “How better photos can help you document, and shape, your neighborhood” by Patrick Sisson
Stupefying
(verb)
: to make stupid, groggy, or insensible
“With a self-indulgent and boring beginning, stupefying descriptions of the meal, lots of quotes from my black-humored friends that made them sound more like the mansion girls than food lovers. and no ending to speak of.” – “shitty first drafts” by Anne Lamott
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Romp
(noun)
something suggestive of such play: such as
(1)
: a light fast-paced narrative, dramatic, or musical work usually in a comic mood
(Verb)
: to run or play in a lively, carefree, or boisterous mannerverb)
“The first draft is the child’s draft, where you let it all pour out and then let it romp all over the place , knowing that no one is going to see it and that you can shape it later. – “Shitty first drafts” by Anne Lamott
Bewilderment
(noun)
: the quality or state of being lost, perplexed, or confused
“It saw the bewilderment on your face as you stepped out of the stolen matinee, incredulous that there was still daylight after such a long movie.” – ‘The way we live now :11-11-01: lost and found” by Colson Whitehead
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