'An Inspector Calls' vocabulary Flashcards

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Ignorant

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Someone who is not very well educated or informed about the word.

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Prejudiced

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Disliking a group of people for no reason.

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Authoritative

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Naturally commanding and in control

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(Un)remorseful

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(Not) feeling sorry for what you’ve done

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Deceitful

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Lying and hiding things from people

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Patronising

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Treating people as if they are stupid

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Dismissive

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Speaking about something like it isn’t even worth thinking about

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Compassionate

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Understanding other people’s emotions

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Hypocritical

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Saying people should do one thing, and doing the opposite yourself

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Naive

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Not knowing much yet about the world, like a child

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Impressionable

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Easily influenced, easily persuaded

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Open-minded

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Willing to think about new ideas

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Patriarchal

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An organisation or a system controlled by men

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Morality

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Knowing the difference between right and wrong

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Privileged

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Born into a life with special rights and advantages

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