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Terminology Flashcards

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Meritocracy

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Society based on personal achievement not wealth

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Duplicitous

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Deceptive machiavellian

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Debased value system

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Lacking intergrity

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Embittered

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Filled with resentment

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Malevolent

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Evil/immoral

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Complicit

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Helping do wrong. By confiding in the audience Iago makes them complicit

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Courteous

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Polite

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Debauched

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Drunk/hedonistic

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Base instinct

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Acting on immoral desires

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Stage manager of chaos

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Iago seizes control

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Voice of order

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Othello restores control

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Diminutive

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Making someone feel small

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