From Time and Free Will - Vocabulary

an idea or opinion of what something or someone is like

• depression

• perceive

• impression

• deceive

sadness that lasts for a long period of time, often without any obvious reason

• melancholy

• inexpressible

• homogenous

• perception

A feeling too strong to be described

• impressionable

• consciousness

• liveliness

• inexpressible

the state of understanding and realizing something

• abusiveness

• consciousness

• inexpressible

• incredible

to notice something or someone by using sight, sound, touch, taste, or smell

• perceive

• receive

• homogenous

• obnoxious

to cause someone to feel sudden strong emotion

• underwhelm

• perceive

• overwhelm

• receive

fleeting; lasting for a short time

• punitive

• fugitive

• overwhelm

• underwhelm

consisting of parts or people that are similar to each other or are of the same type

• homogenous

• homosapien

• hemoglobin

• generous

When you first encounter someone, the initial __________ you form about their personality, demeanor, and character can significantly impact your subsequent interactions and perceptions of them.

• conception

• impression

• overwhelm

• idea

Some emotions, such as profound love or overwhelming grief, possess an intensity that renders them seemingly __________, defying conventional language or description, leaving individuals struggling to articulate or convey their depth and complexity adequately.

• permissible

• homogenous

• inexpressible

• generous