Advanced Vocab #6- Great Expectations Flashcards
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Pervading
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Spreading throughout
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condescension
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the attitude of dealing with others in the proud haughty or superior way
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Subterfuge
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stratagem used to hide ones true objective or to evade an unpleasant situation
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Vexation
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Annoyance , irritation
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Inscrutable
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Mysterious not readily understood
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Melancholy
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Sad and gloomy
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Mollified
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May be made less intense or violent; softened
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Indentures
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Contracts finding people to work for another for a specific period of time
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Unremunerative
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uncompensated , unrewarding