Readers Journal Vocab

domestic

relating to the home or family, or the internal affairs of a country

posterity

all future generations of people

disenfranchisement

the state of being deprived of the right to vote

bill of attainder

a law that declares a person or group guilty of a crime without a trial

ex post facto

applying to something that happened in the past

oligarchy

a government ruled by a small group of people

dissension

disagreement or conflict

infamy

being well known for a bad act

abiding

steady or unchanging

What is metaphysical?

Relating to the fundamental nature of reality and existence beyond the physical.

indifference

not picking a side or not having an opinion on something

muselmanner

The term 'muselmanner' refers to a state of extreme weakness or emaciation, often used historically to describe individuals in concentration camps during the Holocaust.

consolation

comfort from someone or something else