Arthur Birling VOCAB

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Dismissive

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adjective
feeling or showing that something is unworthy of consideration

Question 2

Pompous

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adjective
affectedly grand, solemn, or self-important

affectedly - in an artificial, pretentious way, designed to impress

Question 3

Self-centered

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adjective
preoccupied with oneself and one’s affairs

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Static

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adjective
lacking in movement, action, or change, especially in an undesirable or uninteresting way

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Arrogant

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adjective
having or revealing an exaggerated sense of one’s own importance or abilities

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Ignorant

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adjective
lacking knowledge or awareness in general; uneducated or unsophisticated

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Capitalist

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Stubborn

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Materialistic

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Self-preserving

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Insecurity

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Indifferent

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Yearning

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Ambitious

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Pretentious

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Egocentric

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adjective
thinking only of oneself, without regard for the feelings or desires of others; self-centred

Can also be used as a noun - Mr Birling, an egocentric, is indifferent to the suffering of Eva Smith

Question 17

Industrialist

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Unconcerned

Question 19

“Portentous”