Vocab 1

Question 1

Utilitarianism

Answer 1

maximize welfare; actions are right if they benefit the majority

Question 2

Law of non-contradiction

Answer 2

contradictory propositions cannot both be true in the same sense at the same time

Question 3

Corpulence

Answer 3

the state of being FAT

Question 4

Pejorative

Answer 4

Expressing contempt or disapproval; derogatory

Question 5

Pedantic

Answer 5

someone who cares too much about other small errors

Question 6

Litigation

Answer 6

the process of taking legal action

Question 7

Destitute

Answer 7

without the basic necessities of life

Question 8

Retributive (Justice)

Answer 8

imposing deserved suffering on wrongdoer

Question 9

Schadenfreude

Answer 9

pleasure at the suffering of other misfortune, specifically who wronged you

Question 10

Vindication

Answer 10

the action of clearing someone of blame or guilt

Question 11

Lextalionis

Answer 11

Law of retaliation;a punishment resembles the offense;An eye for an eye

Question 12

Retribution

Answer 12

revenge; giving back what’s due

Question 13

Squelched

Answer 13

forcefully silence or suppress

Question 14

Anthropomorphize

Answer 14

attribute human characteristics to non human entities i.e. objects, animals

Question 15

Exonerate

Answer 15

clear someone from blame of a fault or wrongdoing

Question 16

Semblance

Answer 16

the outward appearance of something, especially when the reality is different.

Question 17

Deterrence

Answer 17

the action of discouraging an action or event through instilling fear of the consequences

Question 18

Kantian

Answer 18

we shouldn’t treat people merely as means to achieve our ends.