Westworld Part II : The Semantics.
For those of you familiar with my reviews, a great part is focused on the choice of words, and their meanings, and Westworld introduced me to a host (pun-intended) of words that I had never seen before in the light I saw them in now, and I will always see them in from now.
rind.
For those of you familiar with my reviews, a great part is focused on the choice of words, and their meanings, and Westworld introduced me to a host (pun-intended) of words that I had never seen before in the light I saw them in now, and I will always see them in from now.
rind.
= the tough outer skin
of certain fruit,
especially citrus .
of certain fruit,
especially citrus .
= zest.
reverie = 1 a state of being pleasantly lost in one's thoughts; a daydream. 2 an instrumental piece suggesting a dreamy or musing state. 3 a fanciful or impractical idea or theory
aberrant = departing from an accepted standard.
lobotomy = a surgical operation involving incision into the prefrontal lobe of the brain, formerly used to treat mental illness.
a level of moral culpability *
culpability = responsibility for a fault or wrong; blame.
A ticker tape parade is a parade event held in a built-up urban setting, allowing large amounts of shredded paper (originally actual ticker tape, but now mostly confetti) to be thrown from nearby office buildings onto the parade route, creating a celebratory effect by the snowstorm-like flurry.
primacy = 1 the fact of being pre-eminent or most important. 2 the office, period of office, or authority of a primate of the Church. 3. PSYCHOLOGY the fact of an item having been presented earlier to the subject (especially as increasing its likelihood of being remembered).
retrospective = 1 looking back on or dealing with past events or situations. 2 (of an exhibition or compilation) showing the development of an artist's work over a period of time. 3 (of a statute or legal decision) taking effect from a date in the past.
cornhusker = 1 a person or device that removes husks from corn. 2 (usually capitalized) A person who is a native or resident of the U.S. state of Nebraska.
humdinger = a remarkable or outstanding person or thing of its kind.
bespeak = 1. be evidence of; indicate. 2. order or reserve (something) in advance. 3. speak to.
yammer = 1 make a loud, repetitive noise. 2 talk volubly.
pyriokytenic effect = (in science fiction) the ability to set objects or people on fire through the concentration of psychic power.
existential crisis = a moment at which an individual questions the very foundations of their life: whether this life has any meaning, purpose, or value...This issue of the meaning and purpose of existence is the topic of the philosophical school of existentialism. existential dread, existential question.
pestilence = a fatal epidemic disease, especially bubonic plague.
simulacrum
anachronism = a thing belonging or appropriate to a period other than that in which it exists, especially a thing that is conspicuously old-fashioned. 2 the action of attributing something to a period to which it does not belong.
= peel.
Judas steer.
Judas steer.
A Judas goat is a trained goat used in general animal herding. Cattle herders may use a Judas steer to serve the same purpose as a Judas goat. The technique, and the term, originated from cattle drives in the United States in the 1800s. The term is a reference to the biblical character Judas Iscariot.
archetype and stereotype.
archetype and stereotype.
Stereotype (n): A widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing. Archetype (n): a very typical example of a certain person or thing; types that fit fundamental human motifs. A trope is a character that puts that archetype in a cultural context.
baroque = 1. relating to or denoting a style of European architecture, music, and art of the 17th and 18th centuries that followed Mannerism and is characterized by ornate detail. Major composers include Vivaldi, Bach, and Handel; Caravaggio and Rubens are important baroque artists. 2 highly ornate and extravagant in style.
depredation = an act of attacking or plundering.
depredation = an act of attacking or plundering.
reverie = 1 a state of being pleasantly lost in one's thoughts; a daydream. 2 an instrumental piece suggesting a dreamy or musing state. 3 a fanciful or impractical idea or theory
aberrant = departing from an accepted standard.
lobotomy = a surgical operation involving incision into the prefrontal lobe of the brain, formerly used to treat mental illness.
duplicitous = deceitful. In LAW (of a charge or plea) containing more than one allegation.
a level of moral culpability *
culpability = responsibility for a fault or wrong; blame.
pandering to your baser instincts *
:P
bootstrap = In COMPUTING a technique of loading a program into a computer by means of a few initial instructions which enable the introduction of the rest of the program from an input device.
:P
bootstrap = In COMPUTING a technique of loading a program into a computer by means of a few initial instructions which enable the introduction of the rest of the program from an input device.
A ticker tape parade is a parade event held in a built-up urban setting, allowing large amounts of shredded paper (originally actual ticker tape, but now mostly confetti) to be thrown from nearby office buildings onto the parade route, creating a celebratory effect by the snowstorm-like flurry.
primacy = 1 the fact of being pre-eminent or most important. 2 the office, period of office, or authority of a primate of the Church. 3. PSYCHOLOGY the fact of an item having been presented earlier to the subject (especially as increasing its likelihood of being remembered).
retrospective = 1 looking back on or dealing with past events or situations. 2 (of an exhibition or compilation) showing the development of an artist's work over a period of time. 3 (of a statute or legal decision) taking effect from a date in the past.
cornhusker = 1 a person or device that removes husks from corn. 2 (usually capitalized) A person who is a native or resident of the U.S. state of Nebraska.
humdinger = a remarkable or outstanding person or thing of its kind.
bespeak = 1. be evidence of; indicate. 2. order or reserve (something) in advance. 3. speak to.
yammer = 1 make a loud, repetitive noise. 2 talk volubly.
pyriokytenic effect = (in science fiction) the ability to set objects or people on fire through the concentration of psychic power.
dissonant = unsuitable or unusual in combination; clashing.
existential crisis = a moment at which an individual questions the very foundations of their life: whether this life has any meaning, purpose, or value...This issue of the meaning and purpose of existence is the topic of the philosophical school of existentialism. existential dread, existential question.
Occam's razor (or Ockham's razor) is a principle from philosophy. Suppose there exist two explanations for an occurrence. In this case, the simpler one is usually better. Another way of saying it is that the more assumptions you have to make, the more unlikely an explanation is.
pestilence = a fatal epidemic disease, especially bubonic plague.
Turing test = a test for intelligence in a computer, requiring that a human being should be unable to distinguish the machine from another human being by using the replies to questions put to both.
diddle= cheat or swindle (someone) so as to deprive them of something.
simulacrum
= an image or representation
of someone or something.
= an unsatisfactory imitation
or substitute.
cornerstone = 1 an important quality or feature on which a particular thing depends or is based. 2 a stone that forms the base of a corner of a building, joining two walls. COMPARE with "Keystone".
reprobate = 1 an unprincipled person. 2 (in Calvinism) a sinner who is not of the elect and is predestined to damnation.
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