Category: Glossary

Alignment(noun)

(align·​ment)

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alignment

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Definition

• Merriam-webster –the act of aligning or state of being aligned especially : the proper positioning or state of adjustment of parts (as of a mechanical or electronic device) in relation to each other.
• LifeWire– alignment refers to lining up the top, bottom, sides, or middle of text or graphic elements on a page.

 

Prolific (adjective)
pro·​lif·​ic

1. producing young or fruit especially freely : FRUITFUL
2. archaic : causing abundant growth, generation, or reproduction
3. marked by abundant inventiveness or productivity

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prolific

Mamet is a prolific writer of Hollywood screenplays, there are today more people who know his work than know that they know it.

In this sentence, the word prolific is used to describe Mamet as a writer; which describes his productivity and effectiveness as a writer.

Alleviate (verb)

Alleviate (al·​le·​vi·​ate | \ ə-ˈlē-vē-ˌāt)

Definition: to make (something, such as pain or suffering) more bearable.

Source: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alleviate

Sentence: “Simply acknowledging strangers on the street may alleviate their existential angst; and being acknowledge by others might do the same for us.”

Oxymoron (noun)

Oxymoron [ ok-si-mawr-on, –mohr– ]

Definition: a figure of speech by which a locution produces an incongruous, seemingly self-contradictory effect, as in “cruel kindness” or “to make haste slowly.”

Source: https://www.dictionary.com/browse/oxymoron?s=t

Sentence:  “I like gray areas; oxymorons and the feeling of falling backwards.”

Snubbed (verb)

Snubbed [ snuhbed ]

Definiton : to treat with disdain or contempt, especially by ignoring.

Source: https://www.dictionary.com/browse/snubbed?s=t

Sentence: “But in fact, not a single person reported having been snubbed. And the conversations were consistently pleasant.”

Provocative (adjective)

Provocative [ pruh–vok–uh-tiv ]

Definiton: tending or serving to provoke; inciting, stimulating, irritating, or vexing.

Source: https://www.dictionary.com/browse/provocative?s=ts

Sentence: “Bruce Mau, Bruce Sterlling, Emily Pilloton, and Ulla Engestrom have all written provocative and influential manifestos.”

Paramount (adjective)

Paramount [ par–uh-mount ]

Definition 1: superior to all others.

Source 1: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paramount

Definition 2: chief in importance or impact; supreme; preeminent:

Source 2: https://www.dictionary.com/browse/paramount?s=t

Sentence: “The idea is paramount and the material form secondary.”

Extraneous (adjective)

Extraneous [ ik-strey-nee-uhs ]

Definition 1: irrelevant or unrelated to the subject being dealt with.

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Definition 2: introduced or coming from without; not belonging or proper to a thing; external; foreign

Definition 3: not pertinent; irrelevant:

Source: https://www.dictionary.com/browse/extraneous?s=t

Sentence: “I use self referentiality as an objective guide to reduce the extraneous and subjective, and strive for a conceptual logic.”

Tinkerer (noun)

Tinkerer (ting-ker-er)

Definition 1: a mender of pots, kettles, pans, etc., usually an itinerant.

Definition 2: an unskillful or clumsy worker; bungler.

Tinkerer (verb) (used with an object)

Definition: to repair in an unskillful, clumsy, or makeshift way.

Sentence: “I look for things to fix or improve, working like a tinkerer/ inventor.

Source: https://www.dictionary.com/browse/tinkerer?s=t