vul⋅gate
- noun
1. any commonly recognized text or version of a work.
- adj.
2. commonly used or accepted; common.
ex⋅plode
- verb
1. to expand with force and noise because of rapid chemical change or decomposition, as gunpowder or nitroglycerine.
2. to burst, fly into pieces, or break up violently with a loud report, as a boiler from excessive pressure of steam.
3. to burst forth violently or emotionally, esp. with noise, laughter, violent speech, etc.
rev⋅er⋅ence
- noun
1. a feeling or attitude of deep devotion, respect, and awe; veneration.
2. the outward manifestation of this feeling.
3. a gesture indicative of respect; an obeisance, bow, or curtsy.
4. the state of being revered.
5. a title used in addressing or mentioning a member of the clergy.
re⋅proach
- verb
1. to find fault with; blame; censure.
2. to upbraid.
3. to be a cause of blame or discredit to.
- noun
4. blame or censure conveyed in disapproval.
5. an expression of upbraiding, censure, or reproof.
6. disgrace, discredit, or blame incurred.
7. a cause or occasion of disgrace or discredit.
8. an object of scorn or contempt.
vi⋅sion
- noun
1. the act or power of sensing with the eyes; sight.
2. the act or power of anticipating that which will or may come to be.
3. an experience in which a personage, thing, or event appears vividly or credibly to the mind, although not actually present, often under the influence of a divine or other agency.
4. something seen or otherwise perceived during such an experience.
5. a vivid, imaginative conception or anticipation.
6. something seen; an object of sight.
7. a scene, person, etc., of extraordinary beauty.
hal⋅lu⋅ci⋅na⋅tion
- noun
1. a sensory experience of something that does not exist outside the mind, caused by various physical and mental disorders, or by reaction to certain toxic substances, and usually manifested as visual or auditory images.
2. the sensation caused by a hallucinatory condition or the object or scene visualized.
3. a false notion, belief, or impression; illusion; delusion.
de⋅lu⋅sion
- noun
1. an act or instance of deluding.
2. the state of being deluded.
3. a false belief or opinion.
4. a fixed false belief that is resistant to reason or confrontation with actual fact.
de⋅lude
- verb
1. to mislead the mind or judgment of; deceive.
2. to mock or frustrate the hopes or aims of.
3. to elude; evade.
di⋅dac⋅tic
- adj.
1. intended for instruction; instructive.
2. inclined to teach or lecture others.
3. teaching or intending to teach a moral lesson.
4. the art or science of teaching.
quote
- verb
1. to repeat a passage, phrase, etc. from a book, speech, or the like, as by way of authority, illustration, etc.
2. to repeat words from a book, author, etc.
3. to use a brief excerpt from.
4. to cite, offer, or bring forward as evidence or support.
5. to enclose words within quotation marks.
6. to make a quotation or quotations, as from a book or author.
- idiom
7. quote unquote, so called; so to speak; as it were.
de⋅fine
- verb
1. to state or set forth the meaning of a word, phrase, etc.
2. to explain or identify the nature or essential qualities of; describe.
3. to fix or lay down definitely; specify distinctly.
4. to determine or fix the boundaries or extent of.
5. to make clear the outline or form of.
6. to set forth the meaning of a word, phrase, etc.; construct a definition.
"While I had often said that I wanted to die in bed, what I really meant was that in my old age I wanted to be stepped on by an elephant while making love."
- Roger Zelazny
- Roger Zelazny
"Individual science fiction stories may seem as trivial as ever to the blinder critics and philosophers of today - but the core of science fiction, its essence has become crucial to our salvation if we are to be saved at all."
- Isaac Asimov
- Isaac Asimov
"The world of knowledge takes a crazy turn when teachers themselves are taught to learn."
- Bertolt Brecht
- Bertolt Brecht
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