Either/Or Glossary

Either/Or Glossary

anguish

a state of complicated despair which ruminates over a situation in agony

intimate

known on a personal level to a degree which is secret

potential

the possibilities for development from a current state of being

tactic

a strategy adopted to deal with a specific situation

enigmatic

unreadable; unable to be interpreted by others

confidant

the recipient of someone's secrets and innermost thoughts

a stolen glance

eye contact outside of a situation which calls for a focused gaze, such as a romantic context

hard-hearted

for someone to have a hard heart is for them to exist walled off from anything which would cause emotions to permeate their innermost state; this term is often used situationally

element

the fundamental component of a concept

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