The Ecstasy of Influence: Nonfictions, Etc. Glossary

The Ecstasy of Influence: Nonfictions, Etc. Glossary

Plagiarize

To pass off another’s work as you own creation

Tedious

A boring quality engendered by spending too time much doing the same thing

Frieze

A representation of a moment of reality frozen in time represented dimensionally through art

Demarcation

A line of separation; a boundary marker

Anhedonia

A psychological condition expressive of the inability to feel pleasure; also the original title for Woody’s Allen’s film Annie Hall

Bulwark

A fortified defensive protection against invasion

Ominous

A menacing portent of upcoming malevolent darkness

Insouciantly

Done with a carefree manner of indifference that conveys a nonchalance

Pellucid

The quality of being able to be seen through; less transparent than opaque

Contamination

Polluted and impure; stained with disgrace and stigmatized

Notoriety

Fame brought about as the result of infamous actions

Ecstasy

A trancelike experience of pure elation and bliss

Epiphany

A moment of great clarity affording a genuine insight into awareness

Proximity

A point of nearness to another entity

Ambivalent

A feeling of confusion between two opposing possibilities

Vicarious

Experiencing something second-hand through the activity of another

Micropsia

An eye disorder causing things to appear smaller than normal

Phenomenon

A singularly defining incident or spectacle

Marinate

To soak a solid object in a liquid; to be immersed in an experience

Taciturn

Reticent and reserved while conveying a sense of scornful lack of desire to communicate

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