SPG 4 Flashcards

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Altruism meaning

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Unselfish concern for others

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Ambivalent meaning

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Having conflicting feelings about someone

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Antipathy meaning

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A strong dislike

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Emphatic meaning

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Forceful and definite

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Euphemism meaning

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Word that is less likely to cause offence than the actual sound

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Facile meaning

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Avoid doing or saying something

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Hierarchy

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A group of people organised in order of importance or authority

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Lionise

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Treat someone as a celebrity

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Magnanimous

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Generous in the face of insult or defeat

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Omnipotent

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Having power over everything

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Pensive

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Thoughtful, often in a deep or sad way

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Prevaricate

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Something done or said with little thought or care

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Reminiscent

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Bring back memories and thoughts of the past

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Megalomaniac

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Someone who constantly seeks power and glory

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Plethora

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An over abundance or excess of something

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