inchoate (en)

just begun and so not fully formed or developed; rudimentary

ineluctable (en)

unable to be resisted or avoided; inescapable

lacuna (en)

an unfilled space; a gap (plural: lacunae)

liquefaction (en)

(noun) the process of making or becoming liquid / (noun) the state of being liquid / (noun) conversion of soil into a fluidlike mass during an earthquake or other seismic event

mandarin (en)

(noun) historically, a high government bureaucrat of the Chinese Empire OR a pedantic or elitist bureaucrat OR senior person of influence in academia or literary circles / (adj) deliberately superior or complex; esoteric, highbrow, obscurantist

Marxian (en)

pertaining to Karl Marx and ideas he explicitly explored in his writings; differs from Marxist in that the latter includes ideas developed by others in the same vein of thought

Marxian (en)

pertaining to Karl Marx and ideas he explicitly explored in his writings; differs from Marxist in that the latter includes ideas developed by others in the same vein of thought

mediated (en)

intervened with, through an intermediary

neoliberalism (en)

the postulate that markets are organised most effectively by private enterprise and that the private pursuit of accumulation will generate the most common good; accomplished by opening international markets and financial networks, and downsizing the welfare state

neoliberalism (en)

the postulate that markets are organised most effectively by private enterprise and that the private pursuit of accumulation will generate the most common good; accomplished by opening international markets and financial networks, and downsizing the welfare state

obverse (en)

the opposite or counterpart of a fact or truth; the side of a coin or medal bearing the head or principal design

ontogenetic (en)

(adjective) of, relating to, or appearing in the course of ontogeny (the origination and development of an organism) / (adjective) based on visible morphological characters

ordoliberal (en)

the German variant of social liberalism that emphasizes the need for the state to ensure that the free market produces results close to its theoretical potential

pronation (en)

rotation of the hand and forearm so that the palm faces backwards or downwards

reifying (en)

make (something abstract) more concrete or real

scholium (en)

(noun) a marginal annotation or comment (as on the text of a classic by an early grammarian) / (noun) a remark or observation subjoined but not essential to a demonstration or a train of reasoning

shareholder value (en)

a concept popularized by Jack Welch in a speech in 1981; in 2009, he came out against the idea

sublimation (en)

(verb) to divert the expression of (an instinctual desire or impulse) from its unacceptable form to one that is considered more socially or culturally acceptable

synoptic (en)

(adjective) affording a general view of a whole / (adjective) manifesting or characterized by comprehensiveness or breadth of view / (adjective) presenting or taking the same or common view

teleological (en)

the philosophical attempt to describe things in terms of their apparent intrinsic purpose, directive principle, or goal, irrespective of human use or opinion

telos (en)

(noun) an ultimate end (from Greek)

telos (en)

(noun) an ultimate end (from Greek)

valorization (en)

give or assign a value to, especially a higher value: "The prophets valorized history"

valorization (en)

give or assign a value to, especially a higher value: "The prophets valorized history"

vicissitudes (en)

(noun) a change or variation occurring in the course of something; successive, alternating, or changing phases or conditions, as of life or fortune; ups and downs