How Elites Ate the Social Justice Movement Vocab

corpus

A body of work or collection of texts, often used in research or analysis, that represents a specific field or subject.

brio

vigor or vivacity in the type of performance

equanimity

mental calmness in a stressful/difficult situation

microcosm

community, place, or situation that encapsulates in the miniature the features of something larger

amorphous

lacking clear structure or focus

ostensibly

something that seems plausible but may not be demonstrably true

permutation

major/fundamental change in a system or an arrangement of elements in different orders.

missive

a long letter

florid

a flushed complexion or elaborately intricate style

metonym

a figure of speech where a thing or concept is referred to by the name of something closely associated with it.

salutary

something unpleasant that produces good effects

quotidian

something that occurs daily

tendentious

when you promote a controversial point of view

inculcate

instill through persistent instruction

ambivalent

mixed or contradictory feelings on something

obsequious

obedient to an excessive or servile degree

catechism

a summary of principles in the form of questions and answers, often used for religious instruction.

compunction

guilt that prevents or follows doing something bad

pejorative

expressing contempt or dissaproval

myopia

nearsightedness

redolent

strongly reminiscent of

recrimination

accusing someone as a response of being accused

inchoate

something that has just begun, is not fully formed or developed

cogent

clear, logical, and convincing

intelligentsia

group of intellectuals

ignominious

deserving or causing public disgrace

mimetic

imitation of real world in art and literature