General Terms Flashcards
Impostor Syndrome
the persistent inability to believe that one’s success is deserved or has been legitimately achieved as a result of one’s own efforts or skills.
What is authoritarianism?
The blind submission to authority and the repression of individual freedom of thought and action
rejection of political plurality
What is dictatorship?
Leadership characterized by suppression of political opponents and suspension of elections.
What does so gratuitous mean?
not called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted. a gratuitous insult. a gratuitous assumption.
What is an example of renunciation?
When you drop a political party to become an independent, you mean it to be a renunciation of all the infighting, backstabbing, and finger pointing that have become “politics as usual.” the act of renouncing; sacrificing or giving up or surrendering (a possession or right or title or privilege etc.)
What is reununciation?
the formal rejection of something, typically a belief, claim, or course of action.
“a renunciation of violence”
What is greenwashing?
The practice of misleading consumers on sustainability.
What is meant by aver?
state or assert to be the case.
“he averred that he was innocent of the allegations”
What is “cri de cœur”?
a passionate appeal, complaint, or protest.
crE da Care
nihilism
the rejection of all religious and moral principles, in the belief that life is meaningless.
nile ism
moral
concerned with the principles of right and wrong behavior and the goodness or badness of human character.
a lesson, especially one concerning what is right or prudent, that can be derived from a story, a piece of information, or an experience.
What is Antifa?
Antifa is a contraction of the phrase “anti-fascist.” It refers to a decentralized network of far-left militants that oppose
Antifa
Antifa is a left-wing anti-fascist and anti-racist political movement in the United States.
Kibbutz
: a communal farm or settlement in Israel
Usurpation
the act of taking control of something without having the right to, especially of a position of power: his unlawful usurpation of power.
