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MEANING A Arbitrary: based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system Articulation: is the action of producing a sound or word clearly, in speech or music. Adumbrate: To give a sketchy outline of. Abrasion: The process of wearing down or rubbing away by means of friction. / is an area on a person's body where the skin has been scraped / graze, cut B Bourgeois/Bourgeoisie: is a classification used in analysing human societies to describe a social class of people who are in the middle class or merchant class, whose status or power comes from employment, education, and wealth as opposed to aristocratic origin. C Contiguity: The state of being contiguous (Sharing an edge or boundary; touching) Capitalism generally refers to an economic system in which the means of production are all or mostly privately owned and operated for profit, and in which investments, distribution, income, production and pricing of goods and services are determined through the operation of a market economy. D Dialectic: the art of investigating or discussing the truth of opinions. Diachronic: concerned with the way in which something, esp. language, has developed and evolved through time. Doctrine: A doctrine is a set of principles or beliefs, especially religious ones. Divergence: A divergence is a difference between two or more things, attitudes, or opinions. E Extrinsic: Extrinsic reasons, forces, or factors exist outside the person or situation they affect. Epistemology: The branch of philosophy that studies the nature of knowledge, its presuppositions and foundations, and its extent and validity. Entropy: A measure of the disorder or randomness in a closed system./ A measure of the loss of information in a transmitted message Etymology: is the study of the history of words - when they entered a language, from what source, and how their form and meaning have changed over time. F Fetish: an inanimate object worshiped for its supposed magical powers or because it is considered to be inhabited by a spirit. G Genre: is a particular type of literature, painting, music, film, or other art form which people consider as a class because it has special characteristics. (sound-jonder) Gestalt: In psychology, a gestalt is something that has particular qualities when you consider it as a whole which are not obvious when you consider only the separate parts of it. / An organized whole that is perceived as more than the sum of its parts. H Heterosexual: A heterosexual relationship is a sexual relationship between a man and a woman. Heterogeneous: A heterogeneous group consists of many different types of things or people. I

Ideology: An ideology is a set of beliefs, especially the political beliefs on which people, parties, or countries base their actions. Ineffable: You use ineffable to say that something is so great or extreme that it cannot be described in words. Intrinsic: If something has intrinsic value or intrinsic interest, it is valuable or interesting because of its basic nature or character, and not because of its connection with other things. Idealistic: If you describe someone as idealistic, you mean that they have ideals, and base their behaviour on these ideals, even though this may be impractical. Incrustation : The act of encrusting (To cover or coat with or as if with a crust) Interpellation: Act of interrupting Inoculation: the acknowledgement of minor subversions to prevent future rebellion or revolution J Justapose: If you juxtapose two contrasting objects, images, or ideas, you place them together or describe them together, so that the differences between them are emphasized. K L Langue: a language viewed as an abstract system used by a speech community, in contrast to the actual linguistic behavior of individuals. Lexicon: of a particular subject is all the terms associated with it. The lexicon of a person or group is all the words they commonly use. M Mythologies: A body of myths associated with an event, individual, or institution N Neurotic: suffering from, caused by, or relating to neurosis (a relatively mild mental illness that is not caused by organic disease, involving symptoms of stress (depression, anxiety, obsessive behavior, hypochondria) but not a radical loss of touch with reality. Narcissistic: If you describe someone as narcissistic, you disapprove of them because they think about themselves a lot and admire themselves too much. Noematic: Of or pertaining to the understanding. O P Parole: the release of a prisoner temporarily (for a special purpose) or permanently before the completion of a sentence, on the promise of good behavior Phallus: a penis, esp. when erect (typically used with reference to male potency or dominance). Paranoid: of, characterized by, or suffering from the mental condition of paranoia (a mental condition characterized by delusions of persecution, unwarranted jealousy, or exaggerated self-importance, typically elaborated into an organized system) Psychotic: of, denoting, or suffering from a psychosis (a severe mental disorder in which thought and emotions are so impaired that contact is lost with external reality) Presupposition: A presupposition is something that you assume to be true, especially something which you must assume is true in order to continue with what you are saying or thinking. Photogram : An image produced without a camera by placing an object on photosensitive paper and exposing it to light. / A photograph.

Proletariat: is a term used to identify a lower social class; a member of such a class is proletarian Petite bourgeoisie: (also Petty Bourgeoisie) is used to describe the class below the bourgeoisie but above the Proletariat. Q R Redundant: Exceeding what is necessary or natural/ If you are made redundant, your employer tells you to leave because your job is no longer necessary or because your employer cannot afford to keep paying you. Rhetoric: . The art or study of using language effectively and persuasively / Skill in using language effectively and persuasively / Representation of whole by part Retention: The act of retaining (To maintain possession of) S Signified/Signifie: the meaning or idea expressed by a sign, as distinct from the physical form in which it is expressed. Signifier/Signifiant: a sign's physical form (such as a sound, printed word, or image) as distinct from its meaning. Signification: the representation or conveying of meaning. Sign: Anything that tells us something other than itself is a sign completion of a sentence, on the promise of good behavior Synchronic: concerned with something, esp. a language, as it exists at one point in time/ Occurring or existing at the same time Structuralism: a method of interpretation and analysis of aspects of human cognition, behavior, culture, and experience that focuses on relationships of contrast between elements in a conceptual system that reflect patterns underlying a superficial diversity. Scholastic: Your scholastic achievement or ability is your academic achievement or ability while you are at school. Susceptible: If you are susceptible to something or someone, you are very likely to be influenced by them. Syntactic: According to syntax. Semiology: The science that deals with signs or sign language. Semiotics: The theory and study of signs and symbols, especially as elements of language or other systems of communication, and comprising semantics, syntactics, and pragmatics. T Trauma: is a very severe shock or very upsetting experience, which may cause psychological damage. Taxonomy: is the process of naming and classifying things such as animals and plants into groups within a larger system, according to their similarities and differences. Tautology: Needless repetition of the same sense in different words; redundancy. U Unilineal : adjective: showing descent through only one line of the family, either that of the father or that of the mother V W X Y

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