list 3 & 4 Flashcards
1
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condescending
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treating people as weak or inferior
2
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contemptuous
A
feeling hatred; scornful
3
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despotic
A
exercising absolute power; tyrannical
4
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dictatorial
A
domineering; oppressively overbearing
5
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distain
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[n.] contemplate scorn [v.] to regard or treat with contempt; to look down on
6
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haughty
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arrogant; vainly proud
7
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imperious
A
arrogant; vainly proud
8
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patronizing
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treating in a condescending manner
9
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conviluted
A
intricate; complex
10
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cryptic
A
difficult to comprehend
11
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futile
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having no useful purpose; pointless
12
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impede
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to slow the progress of
13
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obscure
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[adj.] relatively unknown [v.] to conceal or make indistinct
14
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quandary
A
a state of uncertainty or perplexity
