Exploration And Discovery Terminology

verb to catch sight of; to discover or discern by careful observation

• It was difficult to descry the details of the painting from across the room.
• I squinted my eyes trying to descry what was written on the tiny sign.
• I couldn't descry what he was saying because he was mumbling so much.
• Through his poetic words, she could descry the depths of his emotions.

adjective not fully understood or explored; mysterious or puzzling

• The depths of the ocean remain unfathomed by human exploration.
• Her talent for painting is truly unfathomed by others in our group.
• The mystery surrounding that old house is unfathomed, dude.
• The unfathomed potential of our team is just waiting to be unleashed.

noun a word used to identify any of a class of people, places, or things

verb a word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence

preposition a word governing, and usually preceding, a noun or pronoun and expressing a relation to another word or element in the clause

article a word that is used with a noun to indicate the type of reference being made by the noun

• The tourists traveled to the zoo to see the elephant.
• Let's go check out the elephant at the zoo.
• I heard there's a massive elephant at the zoo, wanna go peep it?
• Sometimes in life, you have to see the elephant in the room and address it head-on.