Anthem Vocabulary Words
an ideal place or state.
Utopia
Dystopia
Collectivism
a society characterized by human misery, as
squalor, oppression, disease, and overcrowding
The principles or system of ownership and
control of the means of production and
distribution by the people collectively, usually
under the supervision of a government
Subjugation
to bring under complete control
Individualism
Every man is an independent, entity who
possesses an inalienable right to his own life.
Sovereign
Altruism
having supreme rank, power, or authority.
the principle or practice of unselfish concern for
or devotion to the welfare of others
Egoism
each man’s primary moral obligation to achieve
his own welfare, well-being, or self-interest
Moral
concerned with the principles or rules of right
conduct or the distinction between right and
wrong; ethical
Fitting into or being in agreement with others
Conformity
Adhere
Obedience
Independence
Responsibility
Justification
to be devoted in support or allegiance; be
attached as a follower or upholder
Complying with a command; yielding to those in
authority.
The responsibility of forming one’s own
judgments and of living by the work of one’s
own mind
having a capacity for moral decisions and
therefore accountable;
a reason, fact, circumstance, or explanation that
justifies or defends