Dystopian Unit Flashcards
Propaganda
(now) information especially based or misleading to promote a particular point of view.
synonym: brainwashing
Apocalypse
(noun) the complete and final destruction of the world.
synonym: Armageddon
Dehumanize
(verb) deprived of positive human qualities.
synonym: animalize
Surveillance
(noun) close to observation.
synonym: inspection
Oppressive
(adj) unjustly inflicting hardships and constraint.
synonym: repressive
Avarice
(noun) extreme greed for wealth or material gain.
synonym: cupidty
Anarchy
(noun) a state of disorder due to absence or nonrecognition of authority.
synonym: revolution
Peace
(noun) freedom from disturbance.
synonym: calmness
Socialism
(noun) policy or practice based on the political and economic theory of socialism.
Synonym: militancy
Dissent
(noun) the expression of opinions at variance with those commonly or officially held.
Synonym: argument
Civil unrest
(noun) an arrest that is solely in connection with a civil proceeding.
Synonym: apprehend
Tyranny
(noun) oppressive government or rule.
Synonym: autocracy
Dystopia
(noun) an imagined state or society in which there is great suffering or injustice, typically one that is totalitarian or post-apocalyptic.
Synonym: apocalypse
Utopia
(noun) an imagined place or state of things in which everything is perfect.
Synonym: paradise
Totalitarian
(adj) relating to a system of government that is centralized and dictatorial and requires complete subservience to the state.
Synonym: autocratic
