Chapter XI Flashcards

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Intractable

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Adj
hard to control or deal with.

(Of a person) difficult or stubborn.

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Ignominious

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(adj) deserving or causing public disgrace or shame.

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Derision

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(n) contemptuous ridicule or mockery.

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Compunction

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noun
a feeling of guilt or moral scruple that prevents or follows the doing of something bad.

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Pertinaciously

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  1. : holding strongly to an opinion, purpose, or course of action. 2. : stubbornly or annoyingly persistent.
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Expostulation

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the act of expressing disagreement or complaint

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