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Prelims — Tabular Synopsis of Categories (Part 3 of 4)

Absurdity.
Faculties.
Intelligence.Imbecility.
498.Wisdom.499.Folly.
500.Sage.501.Fool.
502.Sanity.503.Insanity.
504.Madman.
VI. Extension of Thought—
1. To the Past505.Memory.506.Oblivion.
507.Expectation.508.Inexpectation.
509.Disappointment.
2. To the Future510.Foresight.
511.Prediction.
512.Omen.
513.Oracle.
VII. Creative514.Supposition.
Thought515.Imagination.

DIVISION II. COMMUNICATION OF IDEAS

516.Meaning.517.Unmeaningness.
I. Nature of518.Intelligibility.519.Unintelligibility.
Ideas Communicated520.Equivocalness.
521.Metaphor.
522.Interpretation.523.Misinterpretation.
524.Interpreter.
525.Manifestation.526.Latency.
527.Information.528.Concealment.
529.Disclosure.530.Ambush.
531.Publication.
532.News.533.Secret.
534.Messenger.
535.Affirmation.536.Negation.
II. Modes of537.Teaching.538.Misteaching.
Communication539.Learning.
540.Teacher.541.Learner.
542.School.
543.Veracity.544.Falsehood.
545.Deception.
546.Untruth.
547.Dupe.548.Deceiver.
549.Exaggeration.
III. Means of Communication—
550.Indication.
551.Record.552.Obliteration.
553.Recorder.
1°.Natural554.Representation.555.Misrepresentation.
Means556.Painting.
557.Sculpture.
558.Engraving.
559.Artist.
2°. Conventional Means—
560.Language.
561.Letter.
562.Word.563.Neology.
564.Nomenclature.565.Misnomer.
566.Phrase.
567.Grammar.568.Solecism.
1. Language569.Style.
generally
Qualities of Style.
570.Perspicuity.571.Obscurity.
572.Conciseness.573.Diffuseness.
574.Vigour.575.Feebleness.
576.Plainness.577.Ornament.
578.Elegance.579.Inelegance.
580.Voice.581.Aphony.
2. Spoken582.Speech.583.Stammering.
Language584.Loquacity.585.Taciturnity.
586.Allocution.587.Response.
588.Interlocution.589.Soliloquy.
590.Writing.591.Printing.
592.Correspondence.593.Book.
3. Written594.Description.
Language595.Dissertation.
596.Compendium.
597.Poetry.598.Prose.
599.The Drama.

CLASS V. VOLITION
DIVISION I. INDIVIDUAL VOLITION

I. Volition in General—
600.Will.601.Necessity.
602.Willingness.603.Unwillingness.
604.Resolution.605.Irresolution.
1°. Acts606.Obstinacy.607.Tergiversation.
608.Caprice.
609.Choice.610.Rejection.
611.Predetermination.612.Impulse.
613.Habit.614.Desuetude.
2°. Causes615.Motive.616.Dissuasion.
617.Plea.
3°.Objects.618.Good.619.Evil.
II. Prospective Volition—
620.Intention.621.Chance.
622.Pursuit.623.Avoidance.
624.Relinquishment.
1°. Conceptional625.Business.
626.Plan.
627.Method.
628.Mid-course.629.Circuit.
630.Requirement.
1. Actual Subservience.
631.Instrumentality.
632.Means.
633.Instrument.
2°. Subservience634.Substitute.
to Ends635.Materials.
636.Store.
637.Provision.638.Waste.
639.Sufficiency.640.Insufficiency.
641.Redundance.
2. Degree of Subservience.
642.Importance.643.Unimportance.
644.Utility.645.Inutility.
646.Expedience.647.Inexpedience.
648.Goodness.649.Badness.
650.Perfection.651.Imperfection.
652.Cleanness.653.Uncleanness.
654.Health.655.Disease.
656.Salubrity.657.Insalubrity.
2°. Subservience658.Improvement.659.Deterioration.
to Ends—contd.660.Restoration.661.Relapse.
662.Remedy.663.Bane.
3. Contingent Subservience.
664.Safety.665.Danger.
666.Refuge.667.Pitfall.
668.Warning.
669.Alarm.
670.Preservation.
671.Escape.
672.Deliverance.
673.Preparation.674.Non-preparation.
3°. Precursory675.Essay.
Measures.676.Undertaking.
677.Use.678.Disuse.
679.Misuse.
III. Action—
680.Action.681.Inaction.
682.Activity.683.Inactivity.
684.Haste.685.Leisure.
1°. Simple.686.Exertion.687.Repose.
688.Fatigue.689.Refreshment.
690.Agent.
691.Workshop.
692.Conduct.
693.Direction.
694.Director.
695.Advice.
2°. Complex696.Council.
697.Precept.
698.Skill.699.Unskilfulness.
700.Proficient.701.Bungler.
702.Cunning.703.Artlessness.
IV. Antagonism—
1°. Conditional.704.Difficulty.705.Facility.
706.Hindrance.707.Aid.
708.Opposition.709.Co-operation.
710.Opponent.711.Auxiliary.
712.Party.
713.Discord.714.Concord.
715.Defiance.
716.Attack.717.Defence.
2°. Active.718.Retaliation.719.Resistance.
720.Contention.721.Peace.
722.Warfare.723.Pacification.
724.Mediation.
725.Submission.
726.Combatant.726a.Non-combatant.
727.Arms.
728.Arena.
729.Completion.730.Non-completion.
V. Results of731.Success.732.Failure.
Action733.Trophy.
734.Prosperity.735.Adversity.
736.Mediocrity.