Ways of Seeing – FYLC Fall 2019
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Competitive(adjective)
1 relating to, characterized by, or based on competition
2 inclined, desiring, or suited to compete
3 depending for effectiveness on the relative concentration of two or more substances
source: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/competitive
Ambidextrous(adjective)
1 using both hands with equal ease or dexterity
2 using both feet with equal ease
3 designed or suitable for use by the left or right hand
Source https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ambidextrous
Describing an experience that makes you fearful yet fascinated, awed yet attracted; the powerful, personal feeling of being overwhelmed and inspired. It is kind of an oxymoron.
Fun fact: I featured this word in my Ways of Seeing Project.
Sources: Intrepid Travel, The Intrepid Guide
fernweh (noun)
Pronounciation: foun-vih
I actually found this word from an article I was reading about different travel words, it is linked down below. It is an actual word, not made up. The antonym for this word would be homesickness.
Sources: The Local, SoloSophie, Minafi
noun
a ghost or spirit supposed to manifest its presence by noises, knockings, etc.
a noisy usually mischievous ghost held to be responsible for unexplained noises (such as rappings)
Nighttime is full of mystery. With its inky backdrop, eerie stillness, and hidden secrets, the evening hours are definitely mystical. While some find it alluring, others can’t wait for the sun to come back up and take that creepy feeling with it. Whether you like nightfall or not, these literary words help capture its truest form, ranging from spooky to serene, and everything in between.
noun
Noun
a sudden sharp stab of pain
2 : a moral or emotional pang
a twinge of conscience
a twinge of sympathy
Scott, Janny. “Here, Poverty And Privilege Are Neighbors; Income Gaps Are a Source Of Resentment and Guilt.
“Mary-Powel Thomas a former magazine editor who moved from the upper West Side nine years ago because she and her husband could afford to buy a house in Boerum Hill said she too sometimes feels a twinge of embarrassment about living situations”
Adjective
rigid in or as if in death
b : rigidly conforming (as to a pattern or doctrine) : ABSOLUTE
stark discipline
2 archaic : STRONG, ROBUST
3 : UTTER, SHEER
stark nonsense
4a : BARREN, DESOLATE
b(1) : having few or no ornaments : BARE
a stark white room
(2) : HARSH, BLUNT
the stark realities of death
5 : sharply delineated
a stark contrast
Scott, Janny. “Here, Poverty And Privilege Are Neighbors; Income Gaps Are a Source Of Resentment and Guilt.
” In an odd sort of way they’re both one neighborhood and starkly divided said Annelise Orleck who grew up in both communities is now a historian at Dartmouth and has written about the area”
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