UHSLIT Poetry Unit

Euan Bradley (Australia)
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  1. ephemerality
    the property of lasting for a very short time
  2. ephemeral
    anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day
  3. vulnerability
    the state of being exposed to harm
  4. vulnerable
    capable of being wounded or hurt
  5. innocence
    the state of being unsullied by sin or moral wrong
  6. experience
    have firsthand knowledge of states, situations or sensations
  7. transience
    the attribute of being brief or fleeting
  8. transient
    lasting a very short time
  9. transitory
    lasting a very short time
  10. season
    a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
  11. mortality
    the quality or state of being subject to death
  12. immortality
    the state of eternal life
  13. inevitability
    the quality of being unavoidable
  14. inevitable
    incapable of being avoided or prevented
  15. rapidity
    a rate that is rapid
  16. chaotic
    completely unordered and unpredictable and confusing
  17. incessant
    uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing
  18. momentary
    lasting for a markedly brief time
  19. helpless
    unable to function; without help
  20. overwhelming
    very intense
  21. fragile
    easily broken or damaged or destroyed
  22. fragility
    the quality of being easily damaged or destroyed
  23. humility
    a lack of arrogance or false pride
  24. existential
    of a philosophy that people are entirely free
  25. meaning
    the message that is intended or expressed or signified
  26. purpose
    the quality of being determined to do or achieve something
  27. powerless
    lacking power
  28. overwhelming
    very intense
  29. insensitive
    not noticing or caring about the feelings or needs of others
  30. ruthless
    without mercy or pity
  31. indifferent
    marked by a lack of interest
  32. indifference
    apathy demonstrated by an absence of emotional reactions
  33. timeless
    unaffected by the continuum from the past to the future
  34. permanence
    property of being able to exist for an indefinite time
  35. impermanence
    the property of not existing for indefinitely long durations
  36. sanctuary
    a shelter from danger or hardship
  37. refuge
    something or someone turned to for assistance or security
  38. questioning
    marked by or given to doubt
  39. quest
    the act of searching for something
  40. journey
    the act of traveling from one place to another
  41. imprisoned
    being in captivity
  42. captive
    being imprisoned
  43. corrupted
    ruined in character or quality
  44. cynical
    believing the worst of human nature and motives
  45. cynicism
    a pessimistic feeling of distrust
  46. hollow
    devoid of significance or point
  47. disconnected
    lacking orderly continuity
  48. disconnection
    the act of breaking a link
  49. authentic
    not counterfeit or copied
  50. inauthentic
    intended to deceive
  51. compassion
    a deep awareness of and sympathy for another's suffering
  52. despair
    a state in which all hope is lost or absent
  53. apprehension
    fearful expectation or anticipation
  54. ignorance
    the lack of knowledge or education
  55. finality
    the quality of being definitely settled
  56. memory
    the power of retaining and recalling past experience
  57. longing
    prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
  58. deterioration
    the process of changing to an inferior state
  59. cautionary
    serving to warn
  60. neglect
    leave undone or leave out
  61. abandonment
    the act of giving something up
  62. regret
    feel sorry for; be contrite about
  63. sorrow
    an emotion of great sadness associated with loss
  64. grieving
    sorrowful through loss or deprivation
  65. decision
    a position or opinion reached after consideration
  66. destiny
    a course of events that will inevitably happen in the future
  67. loneliness
    sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned
  68. isolation
    the act of setting something apart from others
  69. estrangement
    separation resulting from hostility
  70. resilient
    recovering readily from adversity, depression, or the like
  71. resilience
    an occurrence of rebounding or springing back
  72. uncertainty
    the state of being unsure of something
  73. questioning
    marked by or given to doubt
  74. perplexity
    trouble or confusion resulting from complexity
  75. alienation
    the feeling of being separated from other people
  76. dilemma
    state of uncertainty in a choice between unfavorable options
  77. mystery
    something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
  78. empower
    give qualities or abilities to
    to lose a sense of control
Created on 二月 6, 2013 (updated 二月 6, 2013)

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