Mill / Important Vocabulary Week 10

Word + Part of speech (grammar)

Definition

Utility (n)

The state or quality of being useful (usefulness).

Utilitarianism (n)

The ethical doctrine that virtue is based on utility (see above), and that conduct should be directed toward promoting the greatest happiness of the greatest number of persons.

Utilitarian (n)

Someone who is guided by the doctrine of the greatest happiness for the greatest number.

Principle(s) (n)

(An) accepted rule(s) of action or conduct.

Warrant (n) (v)

Authorization or justification.

Augment (v)

To become larger or to increase in size.

Diminish (v)

To make smaller or less important.

Abjure (v)

To avoid or stop following.

Intensity (n)

The amount of something. The degree or extent to which something is intense.

Propinquity (n)

Nearness in place or time.

Fecundity (n)

The capacity of abundant production (fruitfulness or fertility).