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TTh

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olat

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cer

tain

ch

arm

to it

—th

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to y

ou.

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keep

us g

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whe

n

thin

gs lo

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eir d

arke

st.

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le ta

lk to

you

ab

out y

our m

aste

rpie

ce.

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iden

tify

wit

h

two

of t

he A

spec

ts.

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of

them

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our

mus

e.

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met

hing

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shor

t su

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her

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e re

ly o

n yo

u

to p

rovi

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hate

ver s

crap

s of

it w

e ca

n ge

t.

Peop

le ta

lk to

you

abo

ut

getti

ng w

hat t

hey

need

.

You

iden

tify

wit

h tw

o

of t

he A

spec

ts.

One

of

our

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ects

is

cau

sing

the

sca

rcit

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ME

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the

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atio

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ofte

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thro

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keep

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peac

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e be

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you

can.

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le ta

lk to

you

ab

out r

esol

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con

flict

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iden

tify

wit

h al

l of

the

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leas

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su

rfac

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a ri

ght w

ay

for t

he Is

olat

ion

to li

ve.

You

know

wha

t way

that

is.

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will

con

vinc

e th

e ot

hers

.

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le ta

lk to

you

ab

out y

our f

ollo

wer

s.

You

iden

tify

wit

h

one

of t

he A

spec

ts.

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take

it

muc

h to

o fa

r.

OR

AC

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know

wha

t’s c

omin

g

for u

s—an

d w

e be

lieve

you

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leas

t, m

ost o

f us d

o.

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le ta

lk to

you

ab

out p

redi

ctio

ns.

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iden

tify

wit

h

two

of t

he A

spec

ts.

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of

our

Asp

ects

w

ill b

e ou

r ru

in.

HE

AL

ER

Whe

n w

e hu

rt,

we

com

e to

you

. Yo

u m

ake

sure

we’r

e re

ady

to se

rve

the

Isol

atio

n fo

r ano

ther

day

.

Peop

le ta

lk to

you

abo

ut

thei

r pai

n.

You

iden

tify

wit

h

two

of t

he A

spec

ts.

One

of

our

Asp

ects

is t

he

caus

e of

our

pai

n.

LE

AD

ER

A pa

rago

n of

wha

t it m

eans

to

be

in th

e Is

olat

ion,

w

e co

me

to y

ou w

hen

w

e ne

ed d

ecisi

on o

r act

ion.

Peop

le ta

lk to

you

abo

ut

wha

t to

do n

ext.

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iden

tify

wit

h al

l of

the

Asp

ects

.

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dra

w y

our

pow

er

from

one

.

PR

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eadf

ast a

nd se

cure

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u ar

e th

e sh

ield

that

gua

rds t

he

Isol

atio

n—ei

ther

from

out

side

or w

ithin

.

Peop

le ta

lk to

you

abo

ut sa

fety

.

You

iden

tify

wit

h

all b

ut o

ne A

spec

t.

You

fear

the

rem

aini

ng o

ne.

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RW

e re

ly o

n yo

u to

ven

ture

be

yond

whe

re th

e re

st of

us d

o—

to p

ush

the

boun

darie

s and

un

cove

r new

pot

entia

l.

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le ta

lk to

you

ab

out t

he u

nkno

wn.

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iden

tify

wit

h al

l of

the

Asp

ects

.

You

know

the

re’s

un

disc

over

ed p

oten

tial

in o

ne.

MA

GIC

IAN

No

one

unde

rsta

nds h

ow

you

acco

mpl

ish w

hat y

ou d

o.

You

have

you

r sec

rets.

Peop

le ta

lk to

you

w

hen

they

’ve e

xhau

sted

al

l rat

iona

l opt

ions

.

You

iden

tify

wit

h

only

one

of

the

Asp

ects

.

Your

sec

ret

lies

wit

hin

it.

RU

LE

RYo

u ha

ve u

ltim

ate

pow

er in

the

Isol

atio

n, a

t lea

st on

pap

er.

Your

will

shou

ld

alw

ays c

ome

to p

ass.

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le ta

lk to

you

w

hen

they

seek

enf

orce

men

t.

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iden

tify

wit

h

two

of t

he A

spec

ts.

You

fear

one

of

our

Asp

ects

is

und

erm

inin

g yo

u.

SA

GE

You

know

so m

uch

of th

e pa

st.

So m

uch

that

we’r

e

doom

ed to

repe

at.

Peop

le ta

lk to

you

ab

out b

urni

ng q

uesti

ons.

You

iden

tify

wit

h tw

o of

the

Asp

ects

.

One

is t

he s

ourc

e

of y

our

know

ledg

e.

JE

ST

ER

We

need

you

. W

e ne

ed y

ou to

hel

p us

la

ugh

thro

ugh

the

dark

tim

es.

Peop

le ta

lk to

you

w

hen

they

nee

d ch

eerin

g up

.

You

iden

tify

wit

h

two

of t

he A

spec

ts.

You

thin

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e of

ou

r A

spec

ts is

rid

icul

ous.

INN

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hy is

ther

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muc

h an

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all i

n th

is to

geth

er.

If on

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e co

uld

all

just

get a

long

.

Peop

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lk to

you

w

hen

they

’re w

orrie

d

abou

t you

.

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tify

wit

h

all o

f th

e A

spec

ts.

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of

them

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mor

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an y

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all r

ecog

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you

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lenc

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scen

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n an

y ro

om y

ou e

nter

. H

eads

turn

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Peop

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lk to

you

ab

out t

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test

goss

ip.

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iden

tify

wit

h

only

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of

the

Asp

ects

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you

fam

ous.

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ND

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FU

LA

visio

n of

hop

e.

Milk

and

hon

ey

and

all t

hat i

s goo

d.

May

we

fill o

ur d

ays w

ith it

.

A s

hare

d m

omen

t of

won

der

GR

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TIN

GH

ow w

e gr

eet o

ne a

noth

er.

Smal

l ritu

als t

o op

en

conv

ersa

tion

that

refle

ct w

ho

we

are.

It

may

diff

er b

ased

on

w

ho w

e sa

y it

to

or w

hen

we

say

it.

Mee

ting

in a

n

unex

pect

ed p

lace

TE

RM

OF

E

ND

EA

RM

EN

T

An a

ffect

iona

te n

ame

to c

all

som

eone

in th

e Is

olat

ion.

U

sing

this

wor

d is

deep

ly m

eani

ngfu

l, an

d w

e re

mem

ber

the

first

time

we

say

it.

A t

end

er m

omen

t sh

ared

in s

ecre

t

BA

D O

ME

NA

sym

bol f

or o

ur d

read

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e’ve

alw

ays h

ad w

orrie

s abo

ut

the

futu

re, b

ut th

is th

ing

anch

ors

it to

real

ity.

Whe

n w

e sa

y th

is w

ord,

w

e fe

el h

ow fr

agile

th

e Is

olat

ion

real

ly is

.

A b

ad o

men

onl

y so

me

ackn

owle

dge

UN

IT O

F

TIM

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impo

rtan

t uni

t of t

ime

in

the

Isol

atio

n. T

ied

to o

ur

rout

ines

, env

ironm

ent,

or

wha

teve

r defi

nes

the

rhyt

hm o

f our

day

s.

A p

lan

is m

ade

FR

IEN

DTh

is ty

pe o

f frie

ndsh

ip

is un

ique

to th

e Is

olat

ion.

A

bond

that

com

es fr

om a

shar

ed

activ

ity o

r a p

artic

ular

way

w

e re

gard

one

ano

ther

.

A r

evel

atio

n am

ong

frie

nds

FIL

LE

R

WO

RD

Som

etim

es w

e ne

ed

to fi

ll th

e ai

r an

d sta

ll fo

r tim

e.

This

uniq

ue w

ay o

f g

athe

ring

spac

e to

spea

k is

part

icul

ar to

us.

Som

eone

is le

ft s

pee

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ss

HA

PP

INE

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The

part

icul

ar fe

elin

g w

e ge

t w

hen

ever

ythi

ng is

look

ing

up.

Is it

tied

to o

ur is

olat

ion,

or

in sp

ite o

f it?

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NE

YC

urre

ncy

with

in th

e Is

olat

ion.

W

hat d

o w

e ex

chan

ge fo

r ser

vice

s an

d ho

w d

o w

e ac

quire

som

ethi

ng

mor

e th

an b

asic

nec

essit

ies?

Wha

t m

oney

can

buy

her

e

WO

RR

YA

feel

ing,

stok

ed b

y ou

r fea

rs,

that

torm

ents

us in

qu

iet m

omen

ts.

A pa

rtic

ular

stra

nd o

f wor

ry th

at

afflic

ts m

embe

rs o

f the

Isol

atio

n.

Wor

ries

boi

l ove

r

TE

CH

NO

LO

GY

A vi

tal t

ool f

or th

e Is

olat

ion.

It

may

be

som

ethi

ng fr

om

the

outsi

de w

orld

, or

that

we’v

e de

velo

ped

ours

elve

s.

Tech

nolo

gy g

one

wro

ng

SP

EC

IAL

O

CC

AS

ION

A ce

lebr

ated

eve

nt.

It’s e

ither

par

ticul

ar to

the

Isol

atio

n or

we

have

a u

niqu

e w

ay

of re

cogn

izing

it.

The

tim

e ha

s co

me

TH

E P

AS

TH

ow w

e re

fer t

o w

hat’s

co

me

befo

re a

nd h

ow it

shap

ed u

s. Th

is m

ay b

e a

spec

ific

tim

e pe

riod

in th

e pa

st or

th

e pa

st as

a g

ener

al c

once

pt.

Wha

t ha

unts

som

e of

us

TH

E F

UT

UR

EH

ow w

e re

fer t

o w

hat i

s yet

to

com

e an

d w

hat i

t mea

ns to

us.

Th

is m

ay b

e an

impo

rtan

t eve

nt

in th

e fu

ture

, or t

he fu

ture

as

a b

road

con

cept

.

We

have

diff

eren

t vi

sion

s

HO

NO

RIF

ICA

term

to sh

ow a

par

ticul

ar le

vel o

f re

spec

t or d

efer

ence

in

the

Isol

atio

n.

It m

ay b

e ea

rned

or g

iven

.

Stan

din

g u

p t

o au

thor

ity

EX

PL

ET

IVE

Our

exp

letiv

e of

cho

ice.

A

wor

d sa

id in

fury

or

frus

trat

ion.

So

me

may

find

it d

istas

tefu

l.

A m

omen

t w

e’ll

late

r re

gre

t

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A

WO

RD

(AC

TIO

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Pair

with

any

Asp

ect a

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reat

e

a w

ord

for a

n im

port

ant c

once

pt

linke

d to

that

Asp

ect.

Yo

u de

fine

the

conc

ept.

Whe

n pi

ckin

g th

e con

cept

, exp

lain

w

hy th

e orig

in o

f the

wor

d is

spec

ial.

D

id it

com

e fro

m a

noth

er la

ngua

ge? W

as

it fo

und

as a

mar

king

som

ewhe

re, o

r is i

ts or

igin

sim

ply l

ost t

o tim

e?

Build

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ord

usin

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e “C

reat

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ord”

in

struc

tions

pro

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ook.

Des

ires

rev

eale

d


WO

RK

The

Isol

atio

n is

no st

rang

er

to w

ork

and

toil.

O

ur d

aily

grin

d an

d du

ty.

This

is ho

w w

e re

fer t

o th

at

whi

ch m

ust b

e do

ne.

The

wor

k w

e m

ust

do

and

the

toll

it t

akes

DE

AT

HO

ur la

ngua

ge fo

r ulti

mat

e lo

ss.

Lett

ing

go

RE

SO

UR

CE

A vi

tal r

esou

rce

for t

he Is

olat

ion.

W

ithou

t it,

we

wou

ld tr

uly

be lo

st.

Dur

ing

the

Mak

e a

Con

nect

ion

phas

e, e

xpla

in w

hat t

his r

esou

rce

is.

Wha

t so

meo

ne d

oes

to

get

mor

e

SA

DN

ES

SA

part

icul

ar w

earin

ess a

nd st

rife

mar

k m

any

days

in th

e Is

olat

ion.

W

hen

we

need

a w

ord

to d

escr

ibe

how

we

feel

in th

e ha

rdes

t tim

es,

this

is w

hat w

e re

ach

to.

Sad

ness

see

ks c

omp

any

GO

OD

LU

CK

How

we

affirm

our

hop

e in

ha

ppy

outc

omes

. A sp

oken

w

ish fo

r vic

tory

that

bon

ds u

s to

geth

er.

A pa

rtic

ular

kin

d of

luck

or

fort

une

for t

he Is

olat

ion.

Whe

n g

ood

luck

is

nee

ded

mos

t


EN

VIR

ON

ME

NTA

L

FE

AT

UR

E

A di

stinc

t fea

ture

of

the

envi

ronm

ent,

be it

nat

ural

or

man

-mad

e, h

as g

aine

d

prof

ound

mea

ning

for

the

Isol

atio

n.

A d

ange

rous

clim

b

FA

CT

ION

A gr

oup

emer

ges w

ithin

th

e Is

olat

ion

with

a

stro

ng o

pini

on o

n ho

w th

ings

ne

ed to

cha

nge.

N

ame

them

.

A d

isag

reem

ent

mad

e pu

blic

NE

W R

ITU

AL

With

the

pass

age

of ti

me,

ou

r rou

tines

cha

nge.

A

new

dai

ly ri

tual

has

bec

ome

com

mon

in th

e Is

olat

ion.

D

efine

the

new

ritu

al a

nd n

ame

it.

The

new

rhy

thm

of

our

days

DIS

CO

VE

RY

Som

ethi

ng n

ew is

disc

over

ed.

A ge

ogra

phic

feat

ure,

a

piec

e of

tech

nolo

gy, o

r so

met

hing

abo

ut

ours

elve

s whi

ch w

as

prev

ious

ly u

nkno

wn.

N

ame

this

new

disc

over

y.

Hop

e in

an

unex

pect

ed p

lace

WH

AT

LIE

S

OU

TS

IDE

How

we

refe

r to

the

wor

ld

outsi

de o

f the

Isol

atio

n.

Wha

t mem

orie

s and

em

otio

ns

does

it e

voke

insid

e us

?

We

rem

embe

r th

ings

di

ffer

entl

y

VIC

EAn

indu

lgen

ce?

A w

eakn

ess?

A

salv

e?

A vi

ce sh

ared

by

som

e in

the

Isol

atio

n sp

read

s. W

hat i

s it c

alle

d an

d w

hat a

re th

e co

nseq

uenc

es?

Swee

t re

lief,

all t

oo b

rief

TR

AIT

OR

An a

ct o

f utte

r sel

fishn

ess

stuns

us a

ll.

Wha

t do

we

call

the

act,

or

the

peop

le w

ho c

omm

it it?

A t

rait

or li

ves

amon

g u

s

TIT

LE

OF

CO

MM

AN

DO

ne o

f you

is g

aini

ng

prom

inen

ce in

the

Isol

atio

n.

This

is a

title

use

d by

th

ose

who

reco

gnize

yo

ur a

utho

rity.

A c

all t

hat

had

to

be

mad

e


WID

EN

ING

(AC

TIO

N)

Som

ethi

ng b

ecom

es

a m

uch

bigg

er p

art o

f life

. Th

is w

ord

infil

trat

es o

ur sp

eech

in

a w

ay w

e ha

d no

t ant

icip

ated

.

Mak

e a C

onne

ction

: Pick

a p

revi

ously

de

fined

wor

d. E

xpla

in h

ow it

s mea

ning

ha

s bec

ome m

ore g

ener

ic.

Skip

the B

uild

a W

ord

phas

e.

Exam

ple:

The w

ord

“assa

ssin”

orig

inat

ed

as a

refer

ence

to a

relig

ious

sect.

It n

ow

refer

s to

anyo

ne w

ho d

oes t

he d

eed,

re

gard

less o

f affi

liatio

n.

Wha

t w

e w

ear

wit

h pr

ide

NA

RR

OW

ING

(AC

TIO

N)

A sp

ecifi

c in

stanc

e of

som

ethi

ng

we

hold

dea

r sur

ges i

n im

port

ance

. Ta

ke a

n ex

istin

g w

ord

and

mak

e it

mor

e sp

ecifi

c. A

dd m

ore

cont

ext,

mea

ning

, or i

nten

t beh

ind

the

wor

d.

Mak

e a C

onne

ction

: Pick

a p

revi

ously

de

fined

wor

d. E

xpla

in h

ow it

s mea

ning

has

be

com

e mor

e spe

cific.

Skip

the B

uild

a W

ord

phas

e.

Exam

ple:

“Sta

rve”

onc

e mea

nt to

die

of a

ny

caus

e, bu

t now

mea

ns to

die

of h

unge

r.

A w

ager

wit

h hi

gh s

take

s

PO

RT

MA

NT

EA

U(A

CT

ION

)

Con

cept

s we

hold

dea

r com

bine

. Tw

o w

ords

pla

ced

into

bot

h ha

lves

of a

suitc

ase

and

pack

ed

into

one

.

Mak

e a C

onne

ction

: Pick

two

prev

ious

ly de

fined

wor

ds.

Build

a W

ord:

Com

bine

the w

ords

to

geth

er a

nd d

efine

the m

eani

ng o

f thi

s ne

w co

mbi

natio

n.

Exam

ple:

“Sm

og”

is a

com

bina

tion

of

“sm

oke”

and

“fog

.” Le

wis

Car

roll’

s “fr

umio

us”

has t

wo

part

s, “fu

min

g” a

nd

“furio

us,”

but n

o co

nvict

ion

as to

whi

ch

half

com

es fir

st.

Cha

nge,

too

fast

for

som

e

SO

BR

IQU

ET

(AC

TIO

N)

A ni

ckna

me

that

all

but r

epla

ces

som

eone

’s na

me.

Mak

e a C

onne

ction

: Pick

a p

laye

r ch

arac

ter.

Expl

ain

why

their

role

in th

e Iso

latio

n ha

s ear

ned

them

a

new

nick

nam

e.

Build

a W

ord:

Bui

ld th

is ni

ckna

me

with

the t

arge

t pla

yer l

eadi

ng th

e di

scussi

on.

A fa

mili

ar fa

ce in

new

ligh

t

SO

UN

D

CH

AN

GE

(AC

TIO

N)

Even

as t

he w

ord

rem

ains

the

sam

e, th

e w

ay w

e sa

y it

chan

ges.

Mak

e a C

onne

ction

: Pick

a p

revi

ously

de

fined

wor

d an

d ex

plai

n w

hy it

s pr

onun

ciatio

n ha

s cha

nged

. Th

is m

ay b

e due

to a

shift

in m

eani

ng,

usag

e, or

cont

ext.

Build

a W

ord:

Fin

d th

e new

pr

onun

ciatio

n fo

r thi

s old

wor

d.

Ada

ptin

g to

our

sur

roun

ding

s

EP

ON

YM

(AC

TIO

N)

A pi

ece

of la

ngua

ge b

ased

on

som

eone

’s na

me.

So

met

imes

the

story

beh

ind

a w

ord

is sta

ndin

g rig

ht in

fron

t of u

s.

Mak

e a C

onne

ction

: Pick

a p

laye

r cha

racte

r an

d a

conc

ept.

Expl

ain

why

their

nam

e is

atta

ched

to th

at co

ncep

t.

Build

a W

ord:

Mak

e a w

ord

for

the c

once

pt ro

oted

in th

eir n

ame.

Exam

ple:

“Silh

ouet

te” o

rigin

ated

as

a ja

b at

a F

renc

h m

inist

er o

f fina

nce,

who

se fru

gal p

olici

es w

ere m

ocke

d

in co

mpa

rison

to th

e sim

ple p

ortra

its

that

now

bea

r his

nam

e.

Find

ing

your

self

in a

n un

expe

cted

pla

ce

PR

OV

ER

B(A

CT

ION

)

Mist

akes

are

mad

e,

but t

hey

don’t

nee

d to

be

repe

ated

. W

isdom

in a

pith

y sa

ying

. It

give

s us r

esol

ve w

hen

w

e ne

ed it

mos

t.

Mak

e a C

onne

ction

: Pick

a p

revi

ously

de

fined

wor

d. E

xpla

in th

e mea

ning

of t

he

prov

erb

you’r

e loo

king

to d

efine

.

Build

a W

ord:

Bui

ld th

e pro

verb

toge

ther.

It

mus

t fea

ture

the w

ord

chos

en in

th

e Mak

e a C

onne

ction

pha

se.

An

acti

on w

e m

ust

ta

ke t

oget

her

CH

AN

GE

IN

R

EG

IST

ER

(AC

TIO

N)

Som

etim

es th

e tr

ue m

eani

ng

of a

wor

d is

the

cont

ext i

n

whi

ch it

’s us

ed.

Mak

e a C

onne

ction

: Pick

a p

revi

ously

de

fined

wor

d. E

xpla

in w

hy a

noth

er u

se

for t

his w

ord

has e

mer

ged

in

a di

ffere

nt so

cial c

onte

xt.

Skip

the B

uild

a W

ord

phas

e.

Exam

ple:

In th

e rig

ht so

cial c

onte

xt,

the w

ord

“bad

” ca

n m

ean

the e

xact

oppo

site.

Wor

lds

apar

t su

dd

enly

co

llid

e

CR

EA

TE

A

WO

RD

(AC

TIO

N)

Pair

with

any

Asp

ect a

nd c

reat

e

a w

ord

for a

n im

port

ant c

once

pt

linke

d to

that

Asp

ect.

Yo

u de

fine

the

conc

ept.

Whe

n pi

ckin

g th

e con

cept

, exp

lain

w

hy th

e orig

in o

f the

wor

d is

spec

ial.

D

id it

com

e fro

m a

noth

er la

ngua

ge? W

as

it fo

und

as a

mar

king

som

ewhe

re, o

r is i

ts or

igin

sim

ply l

ost t

o tim

e?

Build

the w

ord

usin

g th

e “C

reat

e a W

ord”

in

struc

tions

pro

vide

d in

the r

uleb

ook.

A c

hang

e in

sta

tus

EV

OLV

E(A

CT

ION

)

As p

ress

ure

build

s, w

e ch

ange

in

way

s big

and

smal

l. As

we

chan

ge,

so d

oes o

ur la

ngua

ge.

Mak

e a C

onne

ction

: Pla

y on

an A

spec

t in

the c

urre

nt A

ge a

nd ch

oose

a w

ord

fro

m a

pre

viou

s Age

.

Mov

e the

wor

d to

the n

ew A

spec

t an

d ex

plai

n ho

w th

e wor

d ha

s ch

ange

d m

eani

ng b

ecau

se of

this

Aspe

ct.

Skip

the B

uild

a W

ord

phas

e.

A b

ad id

ea f

rom

the

sta

rt


EV

OLV

E(A

CT

ION

)

As p

ress

ure

build

s, w

e ch

ange

in

way

s big

and

smal

l. As

we

chan

ge,

so d

oes o

ur la

ngua

ge.

Mak

e a C

onne

ction

: Pla

y on

an A

spec

t in

the c

urre

nt A

ge a

nd ch

oose

a w

ord

fro

m a

pre

viou

s Age

.

Mov

e the

wor

d to

the n

ew A

spec

t an

d ex

plai

n ho

w th

e wor

d ha

s ch

ange

d m

eani

ng b

ecau

se of

this

Aspe

ct.

Skip

the B

uild

a W

ord

phas

e.

The

tide

s of

cha

nge

pull

on u

s

PR

ON

OU

NU

s. Yo

u. Th

em.

The

abstr

act w

ays w

e gr

oup

ours

elve

s and

one

ano

ther

. We

have

a sp

ecia

l way

to re

fer t

o so

me

in th

e Is

olat

ion.

Wha

t is t

his n

ew p

rono

un a

nd

how

do

we

use

it? W

hy is

it

impo

rtan

t to

who

we

are?

The

lines

bet

wee

n us

AN

TO

NY

M(A

CT

ION

)

In d

efini

ng so

met

hing

, we

also

m

ust c

onsid

er it

s opp

osite

. D

efine

a w

ord

oppo

site

to o

ne

alre

ady

defin

ed.

Mak

e a C

onne

ction

: Pick

a p

revi

ously

de

fined

wor

d. E

xpla

in w

hy th

e opp

osite

of

this

wor

d is

som

ethi

ng o

f sig

nific

ance

to

the I

sola

tion.

Opp

osit

es m

eet

HY

PE

RB

OL

E(A

CT

ION

)

Wha

t was

onc

e a

com

mon

wor

d no

w p

acks

a g

reat

er p

unch

. Its

mea

ning

is n

ow m

uch

stron

ger t

han

it on

ce w

as.

Mak

e a C

onne

ction

: Pick

a p

revi

ously

de

fined

wor

d. E

xpla

in w

hy th

is ch

ange

in

gra

vity

has

com

e to

be.

Skip

the B

uild

a W

ord

phas

e.

Exam

ple:

Onc

e “to

rmen

t” w

as u

sed

as a

stric

t syn

onym

for k

ill, b

ut n

ow

it ca

rries

an

impl

icatio

n of

ex

trem

e vio

lence

.

Mou

ntai

ns o

ut o

f m

oleh

ills

SU

BG

RO

UP

S

YN

ON

YM

(AC

TIO

N)

A fa

ctio

n w

ithin

the

Isol

atio

n do

esn’t

use

one

of t

he e

xisti

ng

wor

ds li

ke th

e ot

hers

do.

Th

ey h

ave

crea

ted

a ne

w w

ord

fo

r an

exist

ing

conc

ept.

Mak

e a C

onne

ction

: Pick

a p

revi

ously

de

fined

wor

d. E

xpla

in w

hy a

gro

up in

th

e Iso

latio

n ha

s ano

ther

wor

d fo

r the

sa

me c

once

pt.

A m

ovem

ent

spre

ads

EU

PH

EM

ISM

(AC

TIO

N)

Som

e th

ings

nee

d ta

ctfu

l phr

asin

g.

One

of t

he Is

olat

ion’s

wor

ds h

as ta

ken

on n

ew w

eigh

t and

som

e on

ly b

roac

h it

in e

uphe

mism

.

Mak

e a C

onne

ction

: Pick

a p

revi

ously

de

fined

wor

d an

d ex

plai

n w

hy so

me u

se a

euph

emism

for i

t.

Build

a W

ord:

Mak

e the

eu

phem

ism to

geth

er.

Exam

ple:

Usin

g a

softe

r ter

m li

ke “p

assin

g aw

ay”

allo

ws u

s mom

enta

ry d

istan

ce fr

om

conf

ront

ing

our o

wn

mor

talit

y.

Up

clo

se a

nd u

ncom

fort

able


CR

EA

TE

A

WO

RD

(AC

TIO

N)

Pair

with

any

Asp

ect a

nd c

reat

e

a w

ord

for a

n im

port

ant c

once

pt

linke

d to

that

Asp

ect.

Yo

u de

fine

the

conc

ept.

Whe

n pi

ckin

g th

e con

cept

, exp

lain

w

hy th

e orig

in o

f the

wor

d is

spec

ial.

D

id it

com

e fro

m a

noth

er la

ngua

ge? W

as

it fo

und

as a

mar

king

som

ewhe

re, o

r is i

ts or

igin

sim

ply l

ost t

o tim

e?

Build

the w

ord

usin

g th

e “C

reat

e a W

ord”

in

struc

tions

pro

vide

d in

the r

uleb

ook.

A s

urp

rise

for

som

e


SU

RV

IVA

L(A

CT

ION

)

Usin

g th

is w

ord

dim

s our

cha

nce

for s

urvi

val.

Usin

g it

has d

ire

cons

eque

nces

.

Mak

e a C

onne

ction

: Pla

y on

a pr

evio

usly

defin

ed w

ord.

Exp

lain

why

us

ing

it m

akes

surv

ival

diffi

cult.

Skip

the B

uild

a W

ord

phas

e.

In th

e con

versa

tion,

expl

ore

the c

once

ssion

mad

e for

surv

ival

.

Fina

lly, t

ear u

p th

e wor

d.

A fo

olis

h ri

sk

(May

hav

e ou

tsid

ers)

LA

BE

L(A

CT

ION

)

Usin

g th

is w

ord

has b

ecom

e a

badg

e w

e w

ear.

Is it

a p

oint

of

prid

e, o

r som

ethi

ng w

e ar

e tr

ying

to h

ide?

Mak

e a C

onne

ction

: Pla

y on

a pr

evio

usly

defin

ed w

ord.

Exp

lain

why

us

ing

it no

w la

bels

us.

Skip

the B

uild

a W

ord

phas

e.

In th

e con

versa

tion,

expl

ore t

he la

bel.

Mom

ent

of t

ruth

(M

ay h

ave

outs

ider

s)

TA

BO

O(A

CT

ION

)

Wha

t was

pre

viou

sly a

com

mon

w

ord

is no

w o

nly

utte

red

in

hush

ed to

nes o

r eup

hem

ism.

Mak

e a C

onne

ction

: Pla

y on

a pr

evio

usly

defin

ed w

ord.

Exp

lain

why

th

is w

ord

is no

w ta

boo.

Skip

the B

uild

a W

ord

phas

e.

In th

e con

versa

tion,

expl

ore t

he ta

boo.

Wha

t w

as o

nce

com

mon

(M

ay h

ave

outs

ider

s)

DE

CR

EE

(AC

TIO

N)

Som

e w

ords

are

bes

t lef

t uns

poke

n.

Whe

ther

it b

e fro

m a

utho

rity

or

with

in, a

n ex

pect

atio

n

has b

een

forg

ed.

Mak

e a C

onne

ction

: Pick

a p

revi

ously

de

fined

wor

d. E

xpla

in w

hy th

e dec

ree

was

mad

e to

aban

don

it.

Skip

the B

uild

a W

ord

phas

e.

In th

e con

versa

tion,

expl

ore f

eelin

gs a

bout

th

e dec

ree.

Fina

lly, t

ear u

p th

e wor

d.

Stan

ding

up

(M

ay h

ave

outs

ider

s)

DIS

US

E(A

CT

ION

)

A w

ord

whi

ch o

nce

was

com

mon

is

grad

ually

forg

otte

n.

Perh

aps t

he re

ason

we

spok

e

abou

t it h

as fa

ded

away

, or

we’v

e in

tent

iona

lly le

ft it

behi

nd.

Mak

e a C

onne

ction

: Pick

a p

revi

ously

de

fined

wor

d. E

xpla

in w

hy w

e no

long

er u

se th

e wor

d.

Skip

the B

uild

a W

ord

phas

e.

In th

e con

versa

tion,

expl

ore t

he d

isuse.

Fina

lly, t

ear u

p th

e wor

d.

New

con

vent

ions

UN

ITY

S

AY

ING

Whe

n th

ings

look

thei

r dar

kest,

th

is is

wha

t we

say

to

rem

embe

r who

we

are.

A t

ime

for

cour

age

(M

ay h

ave

outs

ider

s)

SY

MB

OL

O

F H

OP

EW

e se

e a

beam

of h

ope.

W

hen

thin

gs a

re m

ost d

ire,

we

turn

to th

is.

A m

omen

t of

hop

e

in t

he d

arkn

ess

Wor

ds

to li

ve b

y

PR

OM

ISE

Exch

angi

ng w

ords

as a

bon

d to

ha

ve a

nd h

old.

The

act o

f say

ing

thes

e w

ords

car

ries i

nten

tion

and

cons

eque

nce.

A sp

ecia

l kin

d of

pro

mise

mad

e in

the

Isol

atio

n.

Wha

t is t

he p

rom

ise a

nd w

hat i

s th

e ph

rase

we

say

to g

ive

it?


A N

EW

S

OU

RC

E

(AC

TIO

N)

Out

of t

he b

lue,

we

hear

a w

ord.

O

ur w

ord.

Sa

id b

y so

meo

ne w

e di

d no

t exp

ect.

Mak

e a C

onne

ction

: Pick

a p

revi

ously

de

fined

wor

d. E

xpla

in h

ow a

gro

up th

at

prev

ious

ly di

d no

t use

this

wor

d ha

s beg

un

usin

g it.

This

grou

p m

ay b

e eith

er in

tern

al

or ex

tern

al to

the I

sola

tion.

Skip

the B

uild

a W

ord

phas

e.

In th

e con

versa

tion,

expl

ore t

his n

ew

sour

ce fo

r our

lang

uage

.

A s

tran

ge g

ift

(May

hav

e ou

tsid

ers)

FR

AC

TU

RE

(AC

TIO

N)

A gr

oup

defin

es it

self

by

not u

sing

one

of o

ur w

ords

.

Mak

e a C

onne

ction

: Pick

a p

revi

ously

de

fined

wor

d. E

xpla

in w

hy a

gro

up h

as

stopp

ed u

sing

this

wor

d.

Skip

the B

uild

a W

ord

phas

e.

In th

e con

versa

tion,

expl

ore t

he fr

actu

re.

Rift

s m

ade

perm

anen

t

MIS

UN

DE

RS

TAN

DIN

G(A

CT

ION

)

As te

nsio

ns ri

se, v

oice

s cla

sh.

Even

am

ong

ours

elve

s, w

e as

crib

e ne

w m

eani

ng to

old

wor

ds a

nd

conf

usio

n sp

read

s.

Mak

e a C

onne

ction

: Pick

a p

revi

ously

de

fined

wor

d. E

xpla

in w

hy a

chan

ge in

th

e com

mun

ity h

as ca

used

som

e peo

ple

to a

scrib

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