laconic (en)

(adjective) using or involving the use of a minimum of words; concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious

Marxist (en)

relating to or denoting the political and economic theories of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels (noun or adj)

minatory (en)

(adjective) having a menacing quality; threatening

minatory (en)

(adjective) having a menacing quality; threatening

mise-en-abyme (fr)

term derived from heraldry; means "placed into abyss"

ontology (en)

(noun) a branch of metaphysics concerned with the nature and relations of being / (noun) a particular theory about the nature of being or the kinds of things that have existence

ontology (en)

(noun) a branch of metaphysics concerned with the nature and relations of being / (noun) a particular theory about the nature of being or the kinds of things that have existence

ontology (en)

(noun) a branch of metaphysics concerned with the nature and relations of being / (noun) a particular theory about the nature of being or the kinds of things that have existence

pallid (en)

(adjective) deficient in color; wan / (adjective) lacking sparkle or liveliness; dull

parochial (en)

relating to a church parish; having a limited or narrow outlook or scope

paucity (en)

the presence of something only in small or insufficient quantities or amounts; scarcity

pellucid (en)

translucently clear

phatic (en)

(adjective) of, relating to, or being speech used for social or emotive purposes rather than for communicating information

phatic (en)

(adjective) of, relating to, or being speech used for social or emotive purposes rather than for communicating information

phenomological reduction (en)

(or bracketing, or Einklammerung in German; or epoché) the act of suspending judgment about the natural world to instead focus on analysis of experience; developed as part of phenomenology by Edmund Husserl

philologist (en)

(noun) the study of literature and of disciplines relevant to literature or to language as used in literature

portentous (en)

(adjective) of, relating to, or constituting a portent / (adjective) eliciting amazement or wonder; prodigious / (adjective) being a grave or serious matter / (adjective) self-consciously solemn or important; pompous / (adjective) ponderously excessive

praxis (en)

(noun) ; action practice; as / (noun) exercise or practice of an art, science, or skill / (noun) customary practice or conduct / (noun) practical application of a theory

protean (en)

(adjective) of or resembling Proteus in having a varied nature or ability to assume different forms / (adjective) displaying great diversity or variety; versatile

reifying (en)

make (something abstract) more concrete or real

reifying (en)

make (something abstract) more concrete or real

reifying (en)

make (something abstract) more concrete or real

Saussurean (en)

pertaining to or characteristic of the theories of Ferdinand de Saussure, especially the view that a language consists of a network of interrelated elements in contrast

Saussurean (en)

pertaining to or characteristic of the theories of Ferdinand de Saussure, especially the view that a language consists of a network of interrelated elements in contrast

scurrilous (en)

(adjective) using or given to coarse language / (adjective) vulgar and evil / (adjective) containing obscenities, abuse, or slander