Cultural & Ethical Values: Vocabulary week 7: Hobbes

Word + Part of speech Definition

(grammar)
Morality (n) A system of morals that is followed.

Solitary (adj) Alone; without friends, family, or other people.

Nasty (adj) Offensive, vicious, difficult to deal with

(e.g. she was a very nasty person whom no one
wanted to work with).

Brutish (adj) Cruel and uncivilised; like an animal.

Sovereign (n) A king/queen or other supreme ruler. This could be

a person or group (e.g. government).

Tragedy (n) A sad theme or event that is considered to be a

disaster.

Rebel (v) The act of going against (refusing to adhere to) a

ruler (sovereign). Pron: the word stress is on ‘bel’.

Rebel (n) A person who goes against the sovereign. Pron: the
word stress is on ‘re’.

Rebellion (n) An organised resistance to a sovereign AND the act

of rebelling.

Bound by (v) Tied to under a legal or moral obligation. (e.g. We

are bound by the social contract).

Rational (adj) Reasonable (having the ability to reason); sensible.

Diffidence (n) Mistrust; having a lack of confidence.

Dilemma (n) A situation that requires a choice between two

options that are equal (usually the options are
equally as bad as each other).