Witness+Vocabulary

Witness: Vocabulary list

e.g. ‘Self-fulfilment’

Definition: A feeling of satisfaction in life, to have found meaning and purpose, sometimes achieved through belonging to groups.

Sentence: Eli Lapp feels a sense of self-fulfilment through strictly upholding Amish values. (Or) Rachel Lapp feels as though she needs to explore outside cultures in order to achieve a sense of self-fulfilment.

Further words to list:

contrasting worlds bonds mainstream mask cultural barriers connection sacrifice self-expression acceptance estranged embrace community clique subjugate ethos stifle exclusion destabilised internalised values excommunicate