Humanities Vocabulary List 2025-26

Allegory

(n). the expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence

Expository

(adj). of, relating to, or containing exposition, explains or describes something

Astronomic

(adj). enormously or inconceivably large or great

Impromptu

(adj). made done, or formed on or as if on the spur of the moment

Catharsis

(n). purification or purgation of the emotions (such as pity and fear) primariy through art

Interdisciplinary

(adj). involving two or more academic, scientific, or artistic disciplinaries

Immutable

(adj). not capable of or susceptible to change

Socratic

(adj). of or relating to Socrates, his followers, or his philosophical method of systematic doubt and questioning of another to elict a clear expression of a trust supposed to be knowable by all rationale beings

Siddhartha

Indian philospher and founder of Buddhism

Prose

(n). the ordianry language people use in speaking or writing

Existential

(adj). of, relating to, or affirming existence

Catalyst

(n). an agent that provokes or speeds significant change or action

Colloquia

(n). a usually academic meeting at which specialists deliver addresses on a topic or on related topics and then answer questions relating to them

Mode

(n). a possible, customary, or preferred way of doing something

Nietzsche

Friedrich Wilhelm 1844-1900 German philosopher