Vocabulary

• also known as: Also called; alternatively named.
• on the canvas: Knocked down, especially in boxing or other fights.
• at random
• yes and no: An ambivalent or uncertain answer; a response that is neither a clear affirmation nor a clear denial.
• answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
• regardless of
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• tease out: To extract or obtain something with persistent effort, especially information.
• in the works: Being planned or prepared; in progress.
• off of: From a position on something; down from.
• in itself: Considered alone or without reference to anything else; intrinsically.
• on the floor: Located on the ground or bottom surface of a room.
• physical manifestations: Bodily symptoms or signs of a disease or condition.
• in theory: According to the stated ideas or principles
• for instance: As an example.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• technique: Way of doing by using special knowledge or skill
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• deliberate: Carefully thought out in advance
• step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• chaos: State of utter confusion or disorder
• direction: When someone tells people what to do
• unconscious: Not aware of what is going on around you
• reinforce: To send more troops/resources to support an army
• abstract: Passage of text from an article or book
• picture: General situation or state of being
• implement: To start to do something you plan to do
• prominent: Being important or well known
• paradox: Surprising statement containing two opposing ideas
• hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
• examine: (Medical) to test to find out what is wrong
• defy: To refuse to obey; be resistant to
• tease: To purposefully bother an animal
• bounce: A person's energy or confidence
• school: Large group of fish that swim together
• soak: To make something completely wet
• history: Established pattern or record
• famous: Excellent
• supposedly: As some people believe (shows you doubt it)
• premise: Foundation idea in an argument/discussion
• radically: Completely or extremely
• paint: To make a picture with colored liquids
• subconscious: Occurring in the mind without direct thinking
• influential: Having the power to cause change; having influence
• representation: Depicting objects, figures, or scenes as seen
• sweep: Man who cleans chimneys
• elevated: To make something higher
• elicit: To get an answer or reaction from
• art: Creative skill using the imagination e.g. painting
• canvas: Special cloth on which an artist paints a picture
• recognizable: Being easily identified because of some quality
• existential: Philosophy concerning existence
• painting: A picture made with paint
• drip: Tiny amount of liquid that falls from something
• embody: To make something into part of a body or system
• cat: Household pet with fur, four legs and long tail.
• psyche: Soul, mind, or feelings of a person or group
• characterize: To describe the qualities of person, place, thing
• artistic: Being able to paint, write music, etc.; creative
• tangle: To involve in troubles that are hard to escape
• rethink: To reconsider or think again about something
• focal: (Of a point) being the main or important one
• imprint: Mark or figure impressed or printed on something
• relates: To demonstrate a logical relationship between