Zk Flashcards
1
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Benthamite
A
Jeremy Bentham= founder of Utilitarianism = good things useful, bad things not useful, that which satisfies the most people is proper
Our amoral world is replete with Benthamites.
2
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disjunction
A
a disconnection either logical, rhetorical, or written
Kamala Harris is famous for her logical disjunctions.
3
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rectitude
A
moral correctness
Ovid…”A mind conscious of its rectitude, laughs at the lies of rumors.
4
Q
frabjous
A
magnificent
“Oh frabjous day…Calloo! Callay!
He shouted in his Joy.”
5
Q
saturnalia
A
Out of control partying
The quintessential saturnalia is South Beach Spring Break.
6
Q
scabrous
A
improper and salacious
A scabrous Saturnalia played out at South Beach Spring Break this year requiring a dedicated brigade of policemen and 8pm curfews.
