ETHICAL RELATIVISM

Aberrant – nonconforming (x)

Affront – an action or comment meant to offend someone (x)

Beachcomber – a scavenger (x)

Bereavement – being deprived of love from a deceased loved one (x)

Ephemera – short-lived things, sometimes referred to its enjoyment (x)

Megalomaniac – a power hungry person (x)

UTILITARIANISM

Appellation – a name or title (x)

Abnegate – to give up something valued (x)

Blunder – a minor or reckless mistake (x)

Disparagement – an indirect act of making rude statements (x)

Frivolity – lightheartedness (x)

Grovelling – being overly obedient in order to gain favor or forgiveness (x)

Inveterate – a deeply rooted custom (x)

Gainsay – to deny or dispute something (x)

Infirmity – physical or mental weakness (x)

Chimerical – sought out but in vain and unachievable (x)

Insipid – bland or boring (x)

Perpetual – permanent (x)

Pretensions – a claim of something (x)

CATEGORICAL IMPERATIVE

Volition – the will to choose (x)

Niggardly – stingy (x)

Unerring – always correct (x)

ORGAN COMMERCE

Salient – most significant (x)

Inoculate – to treat a living being with a vaccine (x)

FOUR NOBLE TRUTHS

Admonishes – to warn or advise (x)

Ardent – to be passionate (x)

Equanimity – maintain mental composure, even during a difficult time (x)

Imperturbable – calm and composed (x)

Renunciation – to formally reject something (x)

Rouses – to awaken or provoke excitement or anger (x)

NICOMACHEAN ETHICS, BOOK 3

Conduce – to help lead to a desired situation or result (x)

Opine – to hold or express an opinion (x)

Incontinent – lacking self-control (x)