Enrichment Vocabulary (EV) 2

A set of vocabulary flashcards based on Enrichment Vocabulary (EV) 2 key terms and definitions.

Didactic

Intended primarily to teach, instruct, or communicate a lesson; sometimes describing a work that teaches its message very directly or obviously.

Parable

A short, usually simple story used to illustrate a moral, philosophical, or spiritual lesson; a narrative whose specific events point toward a broader meaning.

Banal

So ordinary, predictable, or overused that it seems to lack originality or significance.

Platitude

A familiar or overused statement presented as meaningful or insightful; an idea that may contain truth but has become dull through repetition.

Pervasive

Present throughout something or spreading widely through an environment, culture, system, or way of thinking.

Posit

To put forward an idea, claim, or assumption as a basis for thought, discussion, or argument.

Bracket

To temporarily set aside a belief, assumption, judgment, or question so that an idea can be considered from another perspective.

Skepticism

An attitude of doubt or questioning toward a claim, belief, explanation, or accepted idea; an unwillingness to accept something without sufficient reason or evidence.

Template

A pattern, model, or framework that shapes how something is created, organized, understood, or interpreted.

Dogmatist

A person who treats particular beliefs, principles, or opinions as unquestionably true and is unwilling to seriously consider alternatives.

Deluded

Misled by a false belief or mistaken perception, especially while remaining convinced that the belief is true.

Intellectualize

To approach an experience primarily through abstract reasoning or analysis, sometimes at the expense of immediate, practical, or emotional understanding.

Tedium

The weariness or boredom produced by something repetitive, monotonous, prolonged, or lacking stimulation.

Bureaucratic

Relating to a system governed through administrative procedures, officials, rules, and formal processes; often suggesting excessive complication or inefficiency.

Inviolable

Too important, sacred, or firmly established to be violated, broken, ignored, or compromised.

Codified

Organized, recorded, or arranged into a systematic set of rules, principles, laws, or established ideas.

Insidious

Gradually causing harm in a subtle way that may be difficult to recognize until its effects have become serious.

Myriad

Extremely numerous or existing in great variety; as a noun, a very large or countless number.

Discipline

The ability to control one's attention, behavior, or impulses through sustained and intentional effort; also, an organized field of study or knowledge.

Unconsciousness

A state of lacking awareness; figuratively, the condition of moving through experiences automatically without consciously examining one's thoughts, habits, choices, or surroundings.