100 words to know Flashcards
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empathy
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sensitivity to another’s feelings as if they were one’s own
2
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complacency
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self-satisfied ignorance of danger
3
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hypocrisy
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pretending to believe what one does not
4
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clandestine
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secret
5
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despot
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one who has total power and rules brutally
6
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demure
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quiet, modest, reserved
7
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embezzle
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to steal money by falsifying records
8
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something that differs from the norm
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aberration
9
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short, abrupt, dismissive
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brusque
10
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obscure, secret, known only by a few
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arcane
11
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decry
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to criticize openly
12
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gratuitous
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uncalled for, unwarranted
13
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diligent
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showing care in doing one’s work
14
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impeccable
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exemplary, flawless
15
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circumspect
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cautious
16
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debase
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to lower the quality or esteem of something
17
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to hate, detest
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to abhor
18
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deride
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to laugh at mockingly, scorn
19
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to urge, coax
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to cajole
20
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chide
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to voice disapproval
