Metamorphosis /ˌmedəˈmôrfəsəs/ Noun a change from one form or shape into another It is almost banal to say so yet it needs to be stressed continually: all is creation, all is change, all is flux, all is metamorphosis. – Henry Miller (1891-1980)

Translation /tranzˈlāSH(ə)n,tran(t)sˈlāSH(ə)n/ Noun the conversion of a message into another language Every act of communication is a miracle of translation. – Ken Liu (1976-)

Information /ˌinfərˈmāSH(ə)n/ Noun facts, data, the things you need to know It is vital to remember that information – in the sense of raw data – is not knowledge, that knowledge is not wisdom, and that wisdom is not foresight. But information is the first essential step to all of these. – Arthur C. Clarke (1917-2008)

Perfidious /pərˈfidēəs/ Adjective disloyal, cannot be trusted There is no vice that doth so cover a man with shame as to be found false and perfidious. – Francis Bacon (1561-1626)

Enchanted /inˈCHan(t)əd,enˈCHan(t)əd/ Adjective 1. bewitched, charmed It is quite possible to leave your home for a walk in the early morning air and return a different person— beguiled, enchanted. – Mary Ellen Chase (1887-1973) 2. delighted If we allow ourselves to be enchanted by the beauty of the ordinary, we begin to see that all things are extraordinary. – Dean Koontz (1945-)

Polygraph /ˈpälēˌɡraf/ Noun A device that measures changes in physiological responses, such as pulse and breathing rate, and is commonly used as a lie detector. A polygraph machine doesn’t detect lies. It detects physiological changes that occur in a person’s body in response to a stimulus, the stimulus being a question posed by the polygraph examiner. – Philip Houston

Clever /ˈklevər/ Adjective 1. quick to understand, learn, and devise or apply ideas, smart, good at doing things I would prefer as friend a good man ignorant than one more clever who is evil too. – Euripides (480 BC – 406 BC) 2. sensible, well-advised Nothing is often a good thing to say, and always a clever thing to say. – Will Durant (1885-1981)

Allegory /ˈaləˌɡôrē/ Noun a story with a moral in which characters are used as symbols, a fable It is remarkable how a man cannot summarize his thoughts in even the most general sort of way without betraying himself completely, without putting his whole self into it, quite unawares, presenting as if in allegory the basic themes and problems of his life. – Thomas Mann... Read More