noun
a lung disease caused by inhaling very fine silica dust.
(I looked it up. This is a real word)
Category: Glossary
Particularity
noun
noun: particularity
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the quality of being individual.
Singularity
noun
the state, fact, quality, or condition of being singular.
2.
a point at which a function takes an infinite value, especially in space-time when matter is infinitely dense, as at the center of a black hole.
convoluted
adjective
1.
(especially of an argument, story, or sentence) extremely complex and difficult to follow.
2.
intricately folded, twisted, or coiled.
Serendipity
noun
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the occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way.
Reservoir
Reservoir (noun)
res·er·voir | \ ˈre-zə-ˌvwär
1. a place where something is kept in store: such as
: an artificial lake where water is collected and kept in quantity for use, a part of an apparatus in which a liquid is held or a supply store.
In the article “The Way We Live No: 11:11:01; Lost and Found by Colson Whitehead, the author states, “That Bryant Park used to be a reservoir.”
In this sentence, the author is saying that people think that Bryant Park, New York used to be an area where things, like water and animals, were kept in.
Prodigious
Prodigious (adjective)
pro·di·gious | \ prə-ˈdi-jəs
1.causing amazement or wonder
2.extraordinary in bulk, quantity, or degree: ENORMOUS.
In the text, “A Literary Visitor Strolls In From the Airport” By Charles McGrathdec, the author states, “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 Groucho Club.”
In this sentence, the author used the word “prodigious” to describe the amount of alcohol that Will Self used to consume. Self-consumed a large quantity of alcohol and which made him a prodigious drinker.
Consensus
Braggarts
Braggarts(noun)
(brag·gart)
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/braggart
definition
a loud arrogant boaster (a statement expressing excessive pride in oneself)
In “The Way We Live Now:11-11-01;lost and Found” by Colson Whitehead he states“History books and public television documentaries are always trying to tell you all sorts of ”facts” about New York. That Canal Street used to be a canal. That Bryant Park used to be a reservoir. It’s all hokum. I’ve been to Canal Street, and the only time I ever saw a river flow through it was during the last water-main explosion. Never listen to what people tell you about old New York, because if you didn’t witness it, it is not a part of your New York and might as well be Jersey. Although that bit about the Dutch buying Manhattan for 24 bucks might have something to it — there are and always will be braggarts who ”got in at the right time.”
In other words,Colson Whitehead is saying that many people like to brag or boast falseness to their true New York experience. Although it is the great big apple its better off to not believe otherwise until proven true. Ultimately we each hold our own perspective and experiences of what New York means to us.
Incredulous
Incredulous(Adjective)
(in·cred·u·lous)
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/incredulous
Definition
- unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true
In “The Way We Live Now:11-11-01;lost and Found” by Colson Whitehead he states“I never got a chance to say goodbye to the twin towers. And they never got a chance to say goodbye to me. I think they would have liked to; I refuse to believe in their indifference. You say you know these streets pretty well? The city knows you better than any living person because it has seen you when you are alone. It saw you steeling yourself for the job interview, slowly walking home after the late date, tripping over nonexistent impediments on the sidewalk. It saw you wince when the single frigid drop fell from the air-conditioner 12 stories up and zapped you. 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. It saw you half-running up the street after you got the keys to your first apartment. It saw all that. Remembers too.“
In other word, Colson Whitehead is saying although we as humans move on and experience multiple things throughout life. In most cases if not all our homes or our own streets and buildings saw us through all of it.
