ambit (en)

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

imbricated (en)

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

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