IB Lang/Lit SL Term Sheet

Insolent

Rude attitude toward someone who has authority

Fatuous

silly or foolish without realizing it

Crafty

Clever in a sneaky or indirect way

Debonair

Confident, charming, upper-class

Astute

mentally sharp and perceptive

Boorish

Rude & insensitive, lack of manners

Petulant

Childishly irritable

Histrionic

overly emotional/dramatic

inscrutable

hard to understand/ mysterious

pompous

overly self important

valorous

brave in physical danger

wistful

longing or melancholic

Agency

ability to act or exert power

misogyny

hatred or mistrust of women

binary

something divided into two parts with only two possible options

patriarchy

a system where men hold power and women are seen as inferior

disenfranchisement

being denied power, voice, or participation

gender (social construct)

gender traits are shaped by society not biology

ideology

invisible beliefs that support existing power structures

privilege

unearned advantage held by dominant groups

marginalization

treatment of a person or group as insignificant

alienation

feeling disconnected from one’s society, workplace, environment, or self

false consciousness

not realizing of the social classes

class consciousness

realizing of the social classes and hierarchy

dramatic irony

audience knows something the characters dont