AP Lang Unit 2 Vocab

grievance

a real or imagined wrong or cause for complaint

fidelity

faithfulness (to someone or something) to which one is bound by pledge or authority

truncate

to shorten by cutting off a part of something (as a text)

hegemony

domination, authority, or influence over others (usually of one nation over another)

indigent

lacking food, clothing and other necessities of life because of poverty

cajole

to persuade by flattery, gentle pleading, or insecure language

convention

social norms

complacent

satisfied with oneself or achievement and thus feeling no need to work hard to keep getting better

endemic

1. (of a disease or condition) regularly found among particular people or in a certain area

2. (of a plant or animal) native and restricted to a particular region

immutable

unchanging over time or unable to be changed