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Anthropomorphizing
adding human characteristics to anything other then human.
monochrome
an entire shade of one color.
Pug-na-cious
a desire to fight or argue
co-erced
to persuade by force opposite of coax which is gentle persausion
misanthrope
disdain or distrust/ hatred for humans.
cur-mudg-eon
one who is easily anoyyed or ill tempered
circumstantial
Based on information that suggests it's true but does not prove it's true.
tangential
in terms of a sentence or communication it's something that goes off on a tangent, digress from current train of thought.
estranged
showing little sympathy or being indifferent
Arbitrary
based on random choice or personal whim
par-ox-ysm
a sudden attack of violent expression and emotional activity
epistemic
relating to it's knowledge or degree of validation
autopoiesis
refers to a system capable of maintaining itself
ni-hil-ism
the rejection of all religious or moral beliefs.
an-ec-do-tal
not necessarily true or reliable
milieu
a persons social environment
expropriate/Expropriation
dispossession of ones property/ The act of taking of privately owned property by a government to be used for the public
pellagra
Disease caused by a lack of nutrition leads to confusion, delusions, diarrhea, inflamed mucus membranes.
dis-si-dent
a person who opposes official policy
leishmaniavicissitudessis
a protozoan parasite that attacks the skin or tissues
Vicissitudes
a change of circumstances or fortune, typically in an unpleasant way.
dichotomy
a contrast between two things that are opposite.
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