Self, Identity, and Consciousness Vocab

alienation

a withdrawing or separation of a person or person’s affections from an object or position of former attachment

alienation

“The movie would work if it weren’t set at Christmas, but the holiday cheer ratchets up the sense of ___________ and despair.”

marginalize

to relegate to an unimportant or powerless position within a society or group

marginalize

“Another prominent Republican lawmaker says the GOP ______________(s) women’s voices.”

existential

concerned with or involving human existence or its nature

existential

“Your Name Here often indulges in such ___________ pessimism.”

solipsistic

of, relating to, or characterized by extreme egocentricity

solipsistic

“The present tense is one o the great afflictions of young-adult books, mimicking the _______ immediacy of adolescence.”

misanthropic

marked by a hatred or contempt for humankind

misanthropic

“Winona Ryder, who played the _______ goth Lydia Deetz in the original movie, is also reprising her role in the project.”

myopic

lacking in foresight or discernment; narrow in perspective and without concern

myopic

“And China’s ______ urge to cut off reliance on US tech is a weakness the US could exploit.”

hubris

exaggerated pride or self-confidence; arrogance

hubris

“But there’s a lot of _________ that continues to be attached to Putin and his view of the war right now.”

zealot

a person marked by fervent partisanship for a person, a cause, or an idea

zealot

“Like many of Harwicz’s characters, Lisa is a __________ of sorts and an avatar of the author’s unusual belief in the value and importance of hatred.”

homogeneous

of the same kind or a similar kind of nature

homogeneous

“For example, Earth isn’t a solid, _____________ sphere but instead layered.”

heterogeneous

consisting of dissimilar or diverse ingredients or constituents

heterogeneous

“But in a nation as _______________ as the United States, the very idea of common knowledge is a false one.”

ideology

a manner or the content of thinking characteristic of an individual, group, or culture

ideology

“The current push to elect more women is just the pink flavor of the same left-wing __________.”

xenophobic

of, relating to, or characterized by fear and hatred of foreigners or anything that is foreign

xenophobic

“Some of it is the product of being ___________, but its root lies in the history of competition for land.”