def- avuncular

avuncular |əˈvə ng kyələr| adjective 1 of or relating to an uncle. • kind and friendly toward a younger or less experienced person : an avuncular manner. 2 Anthropology of or relating to the relationship between men and their siblings’ children.

ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from Latin avunculus ‘maternal uncle,’ diminutive of avus ‘grandfather.’

def- subterfuge

subterfuge |ˈsəbtərˌfyoōj| noun deceit used in order to achieve one’s goal. • a statement or action resorted to in order to deceive.

ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from French, or from late Latin subterfugium, from Latin subterfugere ‘escape secretly,’ from subter- ‘beneath’ + fugere ‘flee.’

def- sedition

sedition |siˈdi sh ən| noun conduct or speech inciting people to rebel against the authority of a state or monarch. ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense [violent strife] ):

from Old French, or from Latin seditio(n-), from sed- ‘apart’ + itio(n-) ‘going’ (from the verb ire).

def- irrevocable

irrevocable |ˌiˈrevəkəbəl| adjective not able to be changed, reversed, or recovered; final : an irrevocable step. DERIVATIVES irrevocability |iˌrevəkəˈbilitē| noun irrevocably |-blē| adverb

ORIGIN late Middle English : from Old French, or from Latin irrevocabilis, from in- ‘not’ + revocabilis ‘able to be revoked’ (from the verb revocare).

def- epistemology

epistemology |iˌpistəˈmäləjē| noun Philosophy the theory of knowledge, esp. with regard to its methods, validity, and scope. Epistemology is the investigation of what distinguishes justified belief from opinion.

def- Weltanschauung

A world view, (or worldview) is a term calqued from the German word Weltanschauung (pronounced /ˈvɛlt.anˌʃaʊ.ʊŋ/) meaning a “look onto the world”. It implies a concept fundamental to German philosophy and epistemology and refers to a wide world perception. It refers to the framework through which an individual interprets the world and interacts in it. The German word is also in wide use in English, as well as the “translated” form world outlook.

def- polemic

polemic |pəˈlemik| noun a strong verbal or written attack on someone or something : his polemic against the cultural relativism of the sixties | a writer of feminist polemic. • (usu. polemics) the art or practice of engaging in controversial debate or dispute : the history of science has become embroiled in religious polemics. adjective another term for polemical . DERIVATIVES polemicist |pəˈleməsist| noun polemicize |pəˈleməˌsīz| verb ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: via medieval Latin from Greek polemikos, from polemos ‘war.’