A Constellation of Vital Phenomena Glossary

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A Constellation of Vital Phenomena Glossary

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arabesque

Decorative design element of intertwining lines which derives its name from originally being featured in Arabic or Moorish ornamentation.

prostrate

Lying flat and face down.

ablutions

Ritual act of washing parts of the body or sacred containers.

compensated

Paid for services rendered or goods supplied.

viable

Determined to be possible or workable.

provisionally

Temporarily or if certain conditions are met.

reiterate

A retelling, a recapping or a rehashing.

haughty

Projecting an air of superiority and arrogance with a condescension toward helping others.

emulsion

A dispersion of one liquid substance into another.

corporeal

Having the quality of being tangible and real.

supplication

An earnest, humbling begging.

expurgate

To censor objectionable or offensive material.

morass

Literally a boggy piece of land, figuratively, a situation in which one is overwhelmed and bogged down.

progeny

Offspring, children; what one produces and brings into the world.

tedium

Intense and unrelenting boredom and monotony.

clairvoyance

The alleged ability to foretell the future.

reductive

A simplistic manner of approaching or treating a complex problem.

calamity

A catastrophic occurence.

nihilists

Those who are intensely skeptical of finding any solutions to real problems.

obsequious

Sycophantic, fawning and submissive.

stalwart

Loyal and steadfast.

dispensation

An exemption from regulations, rules and the normal order of things.

petulant

Sulky and insolent in a childish and immature way.

ancillary

A subordinate supplement to what already exists.

pristine

In a state of absolute perfection; pure and untainted.

vociferously

Loudly and enthusiastically.

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