coming of age vocab Flashcards

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civil

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polite and respectful

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conscious

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aware of something or of ones surroundings

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defiance

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disobediance or resistance to someone elses wishes

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contrite

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feeling or expressing guilt, regret, or remorse

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futile

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pointless; table to produce any useful results

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hierarchy

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a system of ranking groups of people one above the other

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idealism

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extreme hopefulness or belief in something, especially when its unrealistic

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innocence

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Lack of worldly experiece; lack of guilt or evil intention

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Tenuous

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very weak; no substanable

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