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Vocab Test 3
3rd vocab test Nawrocki 2017-18
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Rectify | Verb- To make right or correct |
| Proletariat | Noun- A social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages |
| Pedantic | Adj.- Marked by a narrow focus or display of learning especially its trivial aspects |
| Mutability | Noun- The quality of being changeable |
| Knell | Noun- The sound of a bell rung slowly to announce a death |
| Etiolate | Verb- To make weak by stunting the growth of development of; to make pale or sickly |
| Obeisance | Noun-1. Dutiful submission 2. Bending the head or body as a sign of submission |
| Prosaically | Adverb- In a matter of fact manner |
| Effigy | Noun- A representation of a person |
| Harangue | 1. Noun- A loud declaration spoken emotionally and with strength 2. Verb- To address forcefully |
| Oligarchy | Noun- A political system governed by a few people |
| Fecundity | Noun- The quality of something that causes or assists healthy growth |
| Wheedle | Verb- To influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering |
| Copiously | Adverb- In an abundant manner |
| Martyr | Noun- One who voluntarily suffers death for their beliefs |
| Doublethink | The act of simultaneously accepting two mutually contradictory beliefs as correct |
| Cognitive Dissonance | Contradictory beliefs that cause conflict in one's mind |
| Existentialism | The study of human existence, philosophy with an emphasis on the individual |
| Metaphysics | Philosophy exploring the concepts of being, existence, and reality |
| The Theory of the Absurd | Applied to modern sense of human purposelessness or a universe with no meaning |
| Quietism | Inaction, the idea that we have no guarantee that we can make things better |
| Colloquialism | A colloquial expression, characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech: an expression or cliche |
| Analogy | A literary device that creates a relationship based on parallels or connections between two ideas |
| Coercive Persuasion | Brainwashing; a process in which someone systematically uses unethical, manipulative methods to persuade others to conform to the wishes of the manipulator |
| Solipsism | The philosophical theory that what's in your mind is the only reality that can be known and verified |
| Biblio | Book |
| Phile | Denoting fondness for a specified thing |
| Sol | Alone |
| Ipse | Self |
| Gratus | Thankful, pleasing |
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