Vocabulary Flashcards: The Social Contract

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Cognizant

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to be aware (usually followed by of)

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Disenfranchisement

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the state of being deprived of a right or privilege, especially the right to vote

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Estrangement

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the state of being alienated or separated from someone in feeling or affection

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Impunity

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exemption from punishment

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Ominous

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suggesting evil or harm; foreboding

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Paradoxical

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having the nature of a paradox (a statement or situation that may be true but seems impossible because it is self-contradictory).

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Plurality

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the majority; a large number or multitude

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Prerogative

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a right, privilege, etc., limited to a specific person, group, or class

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Retaliation

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the act of hurting or harming someone because they have hurt or harmed you

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Transgress

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to violate a law, command or moral code; to sin.