Modernism Vocabulary

development

the act of improving by expanding, enlarging, or refining

metropolis

a large and densely populated urban area

anonymity

the state of being unknown

disillusion

the act of freeing from false belief

awareness

state of elementary or undifferentiated consciousness

cultural

relating to the shared knowledge and values of a society

consciousness

an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself

indirect

not straight in manner or language or behavior

breadth

the capacity to understand a broad range of topics

voluminous

large in capacity or bulk

dogma

a doctrine or code of beliefs accepted as authoritative

apparition

something existing in perception only

fortuitous

lucky; occurring by happy chance

sinuous

curved or curving in and out

mundane

found in the ordinary course of events

poignant

keenly distressing to the mind or feelings

sediment

matter that has been deposited by some natural process

dispersal

the act of spreading something around

plod

walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud

frantic

marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion