LA Vocab 2

Cognizant: Aware, having knowledge or being informed about something.

Disenfranchisement: The state of being deprived of a right or privilege, especially the right to vote.

Estrangement: The state of being alienated or separated from someone, often resulting in a loss of affection or connection.

Impunity: Exemption from punishment or freedom from the harmful consequences of an action.

Ominous: Suggesting that something bad or threatening is likely to happen; foreboding.

Paradoxical: Seeming contradictory or absurd but actually true or possible; something that has two opposing aspects.

Plurality: A large number or the state of being numerous; can also mean the largest share of votes in an election without a majority.

Prerogative: A right or privilege exclusive to a particular person or group.

Retaliation: The act of seeking revenge or responding to an action with a similar action.

Transgress: To violate a law, rule, or boundary; to go beyond accepted limits.

Boisterously: In a loud, energetic, and noisy manner; often associated with playful or rowdy behavior.

Commiserate: To express sympathy or sorrow for someone’s misfortune; to empathize with.

Desecrate: To treat a sacred place or thing with disrespect or to violate its sanctity.

Incredulous: Unwilling or unable to believe something; showing disbelief.

Inundate: To overwhelm someone with things to be dealt with; to flood or overflow.

Malice: The intention or desire to do harm or cause suffering to someone else.

Pugnacious: Eager to argue, fight, or be combative; aggressive.

Stolid: Showing little or no emotion; calm and impassive.

Temerity: Excessive confidence or boldness; reckless disregard for danger.

Vernacular: The everyday language or dialect spoken by ordinary people in a particular region or group.