inspector calls definitions Flashcards
1
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aristocratic
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noble
2
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upper echelons of society
A
higher status
3
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oppression
A
exercise of power or authority
4
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appearance of affluence
A
appear to have a great deal of wealth
5
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morality
A
to be able to differentiate between right and wrong morals
6
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disillusions
A
disappoints
7
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ambivalent
A
uncertain
8
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conformist
A
conforms to accepted behaviours and practices
9
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liminality
A
at a position between two boundaries
10
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unrepentant
A
showing no regret for ones wrongdoings
11
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alleviate responsibility
A
make responsibility less severe
12
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euphemistic language
A
substituting language for something less harsh and too blunt
13
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clandestine
A
in secret
14
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crux
A
main issue
15
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dogmatic
A
inclined to lay down principles as undeniably true
