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Five More Amazing Words You Likely Never Knew
They caught me off-guard as well
Here we go again. Five more amazing words which you can casually toss into your daily vernacular, hopefully freaking out your friends and family.
Compatibilism
noun
the belief that free will and determinism are mutually compatible and that it is possible to believe in both without being logically inconsistent
My dedication to compatibilism means I can believe in free will and the fact that my free will has no bearing on the outcome, no matter how much free will I have.
Pergola
noun
1. an archway in a garden or park consisting of a framework covered with trained climbing or trailing plants.
Palliative
adjective
- (of a treatment or medicine) relieving pain or alleviating a problem without dealing with the underlying cause
Your prescription of vodka martinis as a cure for Ellen’s anxiety is, at best, palliative.