acephalic (en)

(adj) without a head

ambit (en)

(noun) the scope, extent, or bounds of something

imbricated (en)

arranged (scales, sepals, plates, etc.) so that they overlap like roof tiles

integument (en)

(noun) something that covers or encloses / (noun) an enveloping layer (as a skin, membrane, or cuticle) of an organism or one of its parts

metempsychosis (en)

the supposed transmigration at death of the soul of a human being or animal into a new body of the same or a different species

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

picaresque (en)

(adjective) of or relating to rogues or rascals / (adjective) of, relating to, suggesting, or being a type of fiction dealing with the episodic adventures of a usually roguish protagonist / (noun) one that is picaresque

reifying (en)

make (something abstract) more concrete or real

sublation (en)

(verb) philosophy: to negate or eliminate (as an element in a dialectic process) but preserve as a partial element in a synthesis; assimilate (a smaller entity) into a larger one; used by Hegel

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

vertiginous (en)

causing vertigo, especially by being extremely high or steep