peremptory (en)

(adjective) putting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay / (adjective) not providing an opportunity to show cause why one should not comply / (adjective) admitting of no contradiction / (adjective) expressive of urgency or command / (adjective) characterized by often imperious or arrogant self-assurance / (adjective) indicative of a peremptory attitude or nature; haughty / (noun) a challenge (as of a juror) made as of right without assigning any cause

peripety (en)

(noun) a reversal of circumstances, or turning point; Anglicised form of the Greek "peripeteia"

periphrasis (en)

(noun) use of a longer phrasing in place of a possible shorter form of expression / (noun) an instance of periphrasis

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

propitiousness (en)

(adjective) favorably disposed; benevolent / (adjective) being a good omen; auspicious / (adjective) tending to favor; advantageous

reifying (en)

make (something abstract) more concrete or real

reifying (en)

make (something abstract) more concrete or real

salutary (en)

(adjective) producing a beneficial effect; remedial / (adjective) promoting health; curative

semiotics (en)

the study of signs and symbols and their use or interpretation (adj: semiotic)

simulacrum (en)

(noun) image representation / (noun) an insubstantial form or semblance of something; trace (plural: simulacra)

subaltern (en)

(adj) of lower status; (noun) an officer in the British army below the rank of captain, especially a second lieutenant

subsumption (en)

an act of subsuming

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)

thaumaturgy (en)

(noun) the performance of miracles / (noun) magic

vanishing mediator (en)

a concept that exists to mediate between two opposing ideas, as a transition occurs between them. At the point where one idea has been replaced by the other, and the concept is no longer required, the mediator vanishes. Fredric Jameson introduced the term in a 1973 essay; used by Žižek

variegated (en)

(adj) exhibiting different colors, especially as irregular patches or streaks

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

weltanschauung (de)

(German for worldview) a particular philosophy or view of life; the worldview of an individual or group