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Aberration, Careworn, Placid, Effete, Phenomenology, Quale, Writ large (lemmy.ml)

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aberration - a condition markedly different than the norm; a disorder in one's mental state; an optical phenomenon
careworn - showing the wearing effects of overwork, or care, or suffering
placid - not easily irritated; (of a body of water) free from disturbance
effete - marked by excessive self indulgence and moral decay
phenomenology - the study of structures of the consciousness as experienced from the first person point of view
quale - an instance of subjective conscious experience (plural qualia)
writ large - on large scale, magnified; readily discerned, unmistakably indicated, clear, obvious
predilection - tendency towards; a condition of favoring or liking
brainish - a rich multimodal inner language that evolves with time
valance - the value which a person places on something