Psychological Principles

adjective not taught or instructed; lacking formal education or training

• The untaught students struggled to grasp the complex mathematical concepts.
• She was untaught in the ways of city living, having grown up in a small town.
• He's totally untaught when it comes to fixing cars.
• Her untaught instincts led her to make the right decision in a moment of crisis.

adjective capable of being made perfect or improved

• The concept of the human being as perfectible has been a central theme in philosophical discourse for centuries.
• With enough practice and dedication, anything is perfectible.
• Don't worry about making mistakes, we're all perfectible.
• She saw her art as a perfectible craft, always striving for improvement and growth.

noun a word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea

• In studying literature, one can learn about the culture and society of a particular time period; ab uno disce omnes.
• If you want to understand how things work around here, just watch how one person does it; ab uno disce omnes.
• You can tell a lot about a group of people by observing just one member; ab uno disce omnes.
• By understanding the behavior of one individual, you can make assumptions about the group as a whole; ab uno disce omnes.

noun a person, place, thing, or idea

adjective describing word that modifies a noun or pronoun

• It is important to discern the actual truth from mere speculation in a court of law.
• I finally got to the bottom of the actual truth behind the rumor.
• Let me spill the tea and tell you the actual truth about what really happened.
• Sometimes the actual truth can be like finding a needle in a haystack, buried beneath layers of deception.