Vocabulary List

________ (to be aware, usually followed by of)

• Cognizant

• Unaware

• Ignorant

• Oblivious

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

• disenfranchisement

• the act of granting voting rights

• a celebration of cultural diversity

• an increase in voter turnout

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

• Estrangement

• Reconciliation

• Connection

• Friendship

________ (exemption from punishment)

• Impunity

• freedom from responsibility

• immunity from disease

• protection from harm

________ (suggesting evil or harm; foreboding)

• Ominous

• Benign

• Auspicious

• Harmless

________ (a statement or situation that may be true but seems impossible because it is self-contradictory)

• Paradoxical

• Logical

• Consistent

• Predictable

________ (the majority; a large number or multitude)

• Plurality

• Minority

• Singularity

• Scarcity

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

• Prerogative

• Obligation

• Restriction

• Limitation

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

• Retaliation

• Reconciliation

• Forgiveness

• Compassion

: ________ (to violate a law, command or moral code; to sin)

• Transgress

• Obey

• Conform

• Comply