Seminal = Found work/first important work of an author, painter, etc…

Implicit = Not directly stated

Tacit = Not directly stated

Explicit = Directly stated

Commission (v) = To authorize or give an order

Commence = To begin

Surly = Rude/unfriendly

Abysmal = Terrible

Empirical = Evidence based

Heuristics = Guess and check, trial and error, rules of thumb, mental shortcuts

Obscure = Weird

Static = Not changing or moving

Apprehensive = Worried/concerned about

Ambivalent = Unsure/hesitant

Brevity = Briefness

Prominent = Famous, well known

Depleted = Emptied

Replete = Full

Promulgate = To make well known