Complete List of Terms and Definitions for science fiction vocabulary

Terms Definitions
phantoms shadows
humanité humanity
resilent flexible springy
la technologie technology
ebbing declining or receding
queries these are questions
psychiatric dealing with mental illness
sluggishly As if lacking energy
Subject What the story is about
The Cage Gene Rodenbury
1964
literary devices: characterization, talosians, props, viewing screen
themes: dangers of voyeurism, need for humans to be free, power of illusion
alien a creature from outer space.
tumultuously in a wild and disorderly way
Surged Moved like waves, increased suddenly and strongly
dystopia an ideal society that becomes intolerable.
Reactant a chemical substance that is present at the start of a chemical reaction
Resilient The ability to recover quickly from setbacks; elastic , able to spring back quickly into shape after being bent
moral concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles
surge to suddenly push forward in a violent way
utopia an ideal and perfect place or state where every one lives in harmony and everything is for the best
science fiction 4 key elements 1)realistic and fantastic details, 2)grounded in science, 3)usually set in the future, 4)unknown inventions
Asimovs robotic rule 2 a robot must obey the orders given it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the first law
Currency Money
disarray disorganization
subtle not obvious
épuiser to exhaust
concussion a strong shaking
slackening begining to stop
slacken to lessen; let up
murmur low, indistinct, countionous sound
Climax High point in the action
recede become faint or more distant
skeletal related to a skeleton of framework
idiosyncrasy a characteristic, habit, mannerism, or the like that is particular to an individual
hostile very unfriendly, strongly opposed to somebody or something.
Odor any property detected by the olfactory system
extrapolated verb- to understand unknown facts by using known facts, infer
cubicle a small compartment used for work or sleep
octopi this is the plural form of octopus-a sea creature with eight arms
phantasm a thing seen in the imagination, a figment of imagination.
merit the value or worth of a person or idea
Asimovs robotic rule 1 a robot may not injuere a human being or through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm
l'espace space
Interplanetaray Between planets
Setting Time and Place
Defiant Challenging aggressively, disobedient
Humans Monsters on Maple Street
Wonderment Amazed admiration, awe, surprise
mainstream what is normal/ trend
intense showing great concentration or determination.
vital something that is very important
dwindle to become less, until little remains
errant uncontrolled motion that is irregular or unpredictable
velocity distance travelled per unit time/ speed.
Mr. Johansen Long lost love of the princess
veldt n. the open country, bearing grass, bushes, or shrubs, or thinly forested, characteristic of parts of southern Africa; a treeless grassland
locale this in the place of an event
cryonics freezing people in the hopes of restoring life at a later date
pessimistic expecting the worst in this worst of all possible worlds
mortal (n.) a being that must eventually die; (adj.) of or relating to such a being; causing death, fatal; possible, conceivable
Definition of science fiction Science fiction is a genre in which scientific discoverys, space travel, life on other planets, or enviormental changes form part of the plot. These stories may also deal with consequences such developments have on individuals or society. These stories may or may not occur in the future.