The Elephant Vanishes: Stories Glossary

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The Elephant Vanishes: Stories Glossary

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Schism

A split that was usually used to denote a split in a religious body, forming two opposite segments

Priori

An element that is resultant of multiple advancement stages from a lesser-evolved element, thus becoming the first sample of an altogether different element

Inductively

a way that leads one from one conclusion or stage to another using certain conclusions from the observations from a previous stage

uncanny

something that is strange in an uncomfortable way

karmic

an instance which can be inferred as related to one's karma or actions, particularly to justify the morality of action

Simultaneity

a condition which denotes the similarity of two instances of one element in different places

Singularity

a condition which defines the uniqueness of a person

hallucination

an illusion induced due to one's conscious or subconscious mind

facade

a pretense

coup

a seizure of power from ruling government

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The Elephant Vanishes: Stories study guide contains a biography of Haruki Murakami, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis.

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