simulacrum
A highly sophisticated and believable artificial representation.
proprietor
The owner and operator of a business.
perception
A mental impression or understanding of something.
alienation
The feeling of isolation from the world surrounding you.
fixation
An compulsive obsession with something or to habitually do something.
consciousness
The sensory awareness of what is happening to and around a person.
embematic
Serving as a symbol for something else.
substantiality
The extent to which something can be said to be real.
subjectivity
The reality as seen through the perspective of a single individual.
immersion
A profoundly and comprehensive mental involvement in a task.
dilemma
A situation requiring a decision between two or more equally valid choices.
Deism
Belief in the existence of a Supreme Creator who does not intervene in the existence of those populated the world that being created.
providence
The interference of God in a manner offering protection from calamity.
engrossment
A state of mental concentration so intense as to shut out all surrounding distractions from consciousness.
contingency
An event or condition which could theoretically occur, but which cannot be predicted with statistical precision.
beanball
A baseball pitch thrown directly at a player with the intent to hit or come close to hitting him.
sacrifice
The willingness to part with one thing for the greater good.
redemption
A state of salvation occuring as the result of atoning for previous sins.
solipsism
A perception state in which one believes the entire world that exists around him is a creation of his own consciousness.
