Words Seldom Seen – Page 33

Words Seldom Seen: Nihilism

SimonOctober 16, 20180

Nihilism Noun: Total rejection of established laws and institutions. Anarchy Example: When the Nihilists take...

SimonOctober 9, 20180

Flaneur Noun: An idler or loafer Example: "He started with enthusiasm but within a few hours he was a flaneur." In...

SimonOctober 2, 20180

Salient Important or conspicuous. Example: "The salient point was made early in the...

SimonSeptember 25, 20180

Heuristic A method of getting people to learn for themselves by trial and error. Example: "He developed a heuristic...

SimonSeptember 18, 20180

Senescent Aging but still alive. Example: "Don't call me old. I like to think of myself as senescent." In...

SimonSeptember 11, 20180

Empirical Adjective, Derived from experience, not theoretical. Example: "Communism was a good theory but it certainly...

SimonSeptember 4, 20180

Syncretism The union of different or opposing principles, practices, or parties, as in philosophy, language or...

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