Friday, September 4, 2015

Words of the week

Observer’s paradox: (in social sciences) Refers to a situation in which the phenomenon being observed is unwittingly influenced by the presence of the observer/investigator. 

Verisimilitude: /vɛrɪsɪˈmɪlɪtʲuːd/ (noun) The ‘lifelikeness’ or believability of a work of fiction. The word comes from Latin: verum meaning truth and similis meaning similar.

Subtext/ˈsʌbtɛkst/ (noun) The content of a creative work which is not announced explicitly by characters or creator, but is implicit, or becomes understood as the work unfolds. The unspoken thoughts and motives of characters - what they really think and believe.

Perspicacious: /ˌpəːspɪˈkeɪʃəs/ (adj) Having a ready insight into and understanding of things.  (NB rhymes with curvaceous, sagacious, tenacious, and vivacious).  



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