NEW VOCAB FROM FALL 2026 SEMESTER

renegade

a person who leaves a group, party, religion, or country to join an opposing side, or someone who rebels against traditional rules and laws

exhilaration

a strong feeling of intense excitement, happiness, and high energy

erasure

the act of deleting, removing, or obliterating something so that no traces remain

fictitious

means something is invented, not true, or created to deceive

corollary

a natural consequence that directly follows from something that happened

Inherently

is an adverb that means something

i.e: For example, saying something is "inherently dangerous" means the danger is a permanent part of what it is, not just a temporary situation.

intersectional

describes how diff. parts of a person’s identity combine to create unique forms of discrimination or privilege

ambiguity

a state or expression that has more than one possible meaning or interpretation.

anonymity

the state of being unknown, nameless, or having one's identity hidden from others

indicted

to formally accuse someone of a crime, often through a grand jury + An indictment only means there is enough probable cause to move forward with a trial. It does not prove someone is guilty