Ways of Seeing – FYLC Fall 2019
First Year Learning Community
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Accomplishment(noun)
1 the act or fact of accomplishing something
2 something that has been accomplished
source https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/accomplishment
indulgent(adjective)
1 willing to allow excessive leniency, generosity, or consideration
2 done or enjoyed as a special treat or pleasure
source https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/indulgent
(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
https://www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-day/impugn-2019-12-14
(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
https://www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-day/tractable-2019-12-13
(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
(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
(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
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