Monochromatic

Monochromatic – (Adjective)

Definition 1: having or consisting of one color or hue // A Monochromatic Winter Scene

Definition 2: lacking variety, creativity, or excitement //Colorless

Sentence: Here we have a typically Monochromatic view of the whole situation – all or nothing.

Harmonious

Harmonious– (adjective)

Definition 1: Having agreement among musical components : musically concordant

//harmonious voices

Definition 2: Having the parts agreeably related: Congruous

//blended into a harmonious whole

//harmonious medley of small vaulted chambers

Sentence: “True a completely Harmonious world whether of theory or of practice remains an ideal.”

Inherent

Inherent (adjective):
in·her·ent | \ in-ˈher-ənt

involved in the constitution or essential character of something : belonging by nature or habit : INTRINSIC

In the article, “What is a Designer Statement ? (Part3)” by Vadim Gurshman, the author states, “As a design candidate in the MCAD MFA program I was asked to write an “artist statement” which, as a designer, I found inherently problematic.”

In this sentence, the author uses the word Inherently to convey the point that when artists are asked to write or talk about their designer statements, they get stuck and have no idea how to begin a designer statement.

Census

Noun

1: a count of the population and a property evaluation in early Rome

2: a usually complete enumeration of a populationspecifically : a periodic governmental enumeration of population According to the latest U.S census, 16% of the population is of Hispanic or Latino origin.

Scott, Janny. “Here, Poverty And Privilege Are Neighbors; Income Gaps Are a Source Of Resentment and Guilt.

“In the 1990’s the disparity in many neighborhoods became more pronounced census data show”

Disparity

Adjective

1: markedly distinct in quality or character

2: containing or made up of fundamentally different and often incongruous elements

Scott, Janny. “Here, Poverty And Privilege Are Neighbors; Income Gaps Are a Source Of Resentment and Guilt

“In the 1990’s the disparity in many neighborhoods became more pronounced census data show”

Intricate

Adjective

1: having many complexly interrelating parts or elements : COMPLICATED intricate machineryan intricate plot

2: difficult to resolve or analyze

Scott, Janny. “Here, Poverty And Privilege Are Neighbors; Income Gaps Are a Source Of Resentment and Guilt.

“The intricate geography of income difference in New York City is something Chastity Davis absorbed early growing up in the 1980’s in a tenement apartment in Boerum Hill, Brooklyn on a block of mostly brick row houses flanked by public housing projects at either end”

Infamy

Noun
1: evil reputation brought about by something grossly criminal, shocking, or brutal

2a: an extreme and publicly known criminal or evil act

b: the state of being infamous

A Literary Visitor Strolls in From the Airport By CHARLES McGRATH

“During Britain’s general election of 1997, he set a new standard for journalistic infamy by getting himself bounced off John Major’s campaign plane for snorting heroin in the bathroom.“

Prodigious

Adjective

1: causing amazement or wonder

2: extraordinary in bulk, quantity, or degree : ENORMOUS

3a: resembling or befitting a prodigy: STRANGE, UNUSUAL

bobsolete : being an omen : PORTENTOUS

A Literary Visitor Strolls in From the Airport By CHARLES McGRATH

”He used to be a prodigious drinker and drug-taker, famous for late-night altercations, not always coherent public appearances and marathon hours at trendy spots like the Groucho Club.“

Lore

Noun

1: a particular body of knowledge or tradition the lore of baseball heroes

2: something that is learned:

a: traditional knowledge or belief tribal lore

b: knowledge gained through study or experience the lore of religious architecture

3 archaic : something that is taught : LESSON

A Literary Visitor Strolls in From the Airport By CHARLES McGRATH

“Mr. Self’s own text is immensely learned in cabbie lore and even creates a cab-based “Clockwork Orange”-like language, in which the sun is the “foglamp,” for example, and the moon an “édlite.”

pareidolia

pareidolia: noun

par·ei·do·lia | \ ˌper-ˌī-ˈdō-lē-ə, -ˈdōl-yə\

: the tendency to perceive a specific, often meaningful image in a random or ambiguous visual pattern The scientific explanation for some people is pareidolia, or the human ability to see shapes or make pictures out of randomness. Think of the Rorschach inkblot test.— Pamela Ferdinand —

Pareidolia means seeing something meaningful in something random–but I usually think of it as seeing a face in something that isn’t a face. I’m sure there are other patterns you could see that would be pareidolia.

One I often see is the belligerent octopus:

coat hook that looks like an octopus making 2 fists to show the concept of pareidolia — Stacie Bee–“Drunk octopus wants to fight you”

Category: Glossary

Monochromatic

Harmonious

Inherent

Census

Disparity

Intricate

Infamy

A Literary Visitor Strolls in From the Airport By CHARLES McGRATH

Prodigious

A Literary Visitor Strolls in From the Airport By CHARLES McGRATH

Lore

A Literary Visitor Strolls in From the Airport By CHARLES McGRATH

pareidolia

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