Roots
Vocab
Commas
Transitions
PM/Dystopia
100

osis

state, condition

100

syntax

grammatical arrangement

100

comma rule 1 

nonessential information (interrupters) 

100

moreover

to add or to prove

100

Loss of individuality 

The loss of individuality is a core feature where a powerful authority suppresses unique traits, free will, and personal identity, enforcing extreme conformity through propaganda, technology, or fear, reducing people to cogs in a machine for social control

200

ate

on, acted upon
200

autodidact

(n) a self taught person

200

comma rule 2 

introductory elements 

200

conversely

to compare/contrast

200

Mass Surveillance

watching over through human and/or non-human technologies for an intended purpose—can connote a dystopian imaginary in which all activity becomes visible before a hostile gaze. Anthropology has explored and complexified this picture.

300

tion

act or state

300

hedonism

(n) pursuit of devotion to things that bring pleasure

300

comma rule 

list rule 

300

indeed

to prove

300

Environmental Destruction

a fictional future society ruined by ecological collapse (pollution, climate change, resource depletion) where oppressive systems rise, forcing humanity into harsh survival, scarcity, and control, serving as a stark warning about current environmental neglect

400

phil

love

400
extraneous 

(adj) irrelevant or unrelated to the subject being dealt with; of external origin

400

comma rule 4 

coordinating conjunctions (fanboys)

400

in spite of

to show exception

400

False Utopia 

a society that appears perfect, orderly, and ideal on the surface but hides a deeply oppressive, flawed, or corrupt reality

500

fundus

bottom

500

equivocate

use ambiguous language so as to conceal the truth or avoid committing oneself.  

500

oxford comma 

the comma before the conjunction that precedes the last item

500

concurrently

to show time
500

Totalitarianism

a world in which singular liberties have been eradicated by an “omniscient” power.

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