Science Fiction Vocabulary A list of Words for

Science Fiction Vocabulary A list of Words for Futuristic Nerds

Brain Manipulation

Telekinesis t. Tele – “from a distance” t. Kinesis – “produce movement” t. Telekinesis: ? The ability to… t. Examples: ?

Telepathic (telepathy) t. Tele “from a … t“pathic” “pathos” : emotions, feelings, thoughts t. Telepathy: ? t. Examples: ?

Supercognition (supercognitive) t. Super – above t. Cognition – the ability to learn t. Supercognition: ? t. Example: ?

hypnosis t. A loss of consciousness but yet having an ability to respond to suggestions. t. Examples: ?

Supernatural t. Super “? ” t. Natural: of or relating to nature. t. Supernatural: ?

Ghosts, Zombies, Postmortem behavior

Postmortem? t. Post- after t. Mortem – death t. Examples ?

Morph (verb. ) t. Shape shifting t. Examples: ?

mutation t. An unordinary appearance beyond what is natural due to a genetic or chemical reaction. t. Examples: ?

Alien Encounters

Intergalactic involvement t. Inter: inside of t. Galactic: galaxy t. Intergalactic involvement: ? t. Examples?

Martian t. A species that originates from the planet Mars. Venus? Neptune? Uranus?

Extraterrestrials t. Extra- “outside of” t. Terrestrial – terrain, ground, earth t. Examples: ?

Man and Machine Robotics & Such…

bionics t. Bio- life t-nic (tech ‘nic”) of technology, machinery

Virtual reality t. Virtual: in effect although not in actual fact. t. How could this be done?

holographic t. Holo – light generated t. Graphic – in realistic detail. t. Holographic: ? t. Examples?

nanotechnology t. Nano – on a molecular level t. Technology ? t. Nanotechnology: ? t. Examples?

Cyberpunk t. Cyber – the use of computers and machinery t. Punk – a young gangster. A hood. t. Cyberpunk: ? t. Examples? Hackers.

The Future …as realistically as possible!

Teleport t. Tele ? t. Port: short for transport t. Teleport: ?

totalitarianism t. Total: all or complete t. Itaria: Italian fascism Fascism? A government bully • Totalitarianism: ?

Armageddon/apocalypse t. The coming of the end of the world. t. Apocalypse means “The end” as in the last story of the Bible.

Post apocalyptic t. Post? t. Apocalypse t. Post apocalyptic?