Should we eat meat? Flashcards
abhor (v)
to hate a way of behaving or thinking, often because you think it is not moral:
I abhor all forms of racism.
cognitive dissonance (term)
The term was developed by Leon Festinger, who first used it in 1957. Cognitive dissonance refers to a situation involving conflicting attitudes, beliefs or behaviors. This produces a feeling of mental discomfort leading to an alteration in one of the attitudes, beliefs or behaviors to reduce the discomfort and restore balance.
intriguing (a)
very interesting because of being unusual or mysterious:
an intriguing possibility/question
She has a really intriguing personality.
rogue (a)
behaving in ways that are not expected or not normal, often in a way that causes damage:
a rogue state
rogue cells
consonance (n)
a situation in which people are peaceful and agree with each other, or when things seem right or suitable together:
Martin Luther King’s vision of consonance still seems radical.
The Western concept of the beach is not in consonance with our cultural traditions.
dissociate (v)
to consider as separate and not related:
I can’t dissociate the man from his political opinions - they’re one and the same thing.
depiction (n)
the way that something is represented or shown:
The painter’s depictions of the horror of war won her a worldwide reputation.
I disapprove of the depiction of violence on television.
sanitise (v)
to make something completely clean and free from bacteria
ethology (n)
the study of animal behavior with emphasis on the behavioral patterns that occur in natural environments.
hypocrisy (a)
a situation in which someone pretends to believe something that they do not really believe, or that is the opposite of what they do or say at another time:
There’s one rule for her and another rule for everyone else and it’s sheer hypocrisy.
