Vocab Exam 2 Flashcards
Comeuppance
A punishment or fate that someone deserves
Pure Coordination Problem
A situation where the answer doesn’t matter, as long as an answer is settled.
Which side of the road to drive on-doesn’t matter as long as theres one
Presumably
What is asserted is very likely though not known for certain
Autonomously
With the freedom to act independently
Philosophical Anarchism
Philosophy that is skeptical about and critiques authority, especially political power
Redound
contribute greatly to ( a persons credit or honor)
Offense Escalation
A process where something is thought as offensive repeatedly and becomes widespread
Homonym
A word that has the same spelling or pronunciation of another word but means something different
Scatalogical
Something is characterized by or deliberately reference feces, or is preoccupied with obscenity
Code switching
When a person changes the way they speak or represent themselves to fit in with a particular social context
Idiosyncratic
Peculiar to an individual
Arbitrary
based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system
Denigrate
Criticize unfairly; disparage
Conditional
Subject to one or more conditions or requirements being met
Justification
The action of showing something to be right or reasonable
Apparatus
The technical equipment or machinery needed for a particular activity or purpose
Sex
Determined by the physical features of peopled bodies- Cluster of biological characteristics (chromosomes, sexual organs, etc.)
Supposition
An uncertain belief
Coercion
The practice of persuading someone to do something by using force or threats
Genetic Isopoint
The point where everyone alive today shares every ancestor in common
Transcend
be or go beyond the limits of (something abstract)
Salient
Most noticeable or important
Stigmatization
Describing or regarding someone or something as worthy of disgrace or great disapproval
Pragmatic
Dealing with things pracitcally and realistically rather than theoretical considerations; practical
