unbroken vocab Flashcards

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great energy or enthusiasm in pursuit of a cause or an objective

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zeal

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2
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having no expectation of good or improvement

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hopeless

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3
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the continued possession, use, or control of something

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retention

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4
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open resistance or bold disobedience

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defiance

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5
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looking or gazing in an unpleasant or malicious way

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leering

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6
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to deprive or take away positive human characteristics from another human being

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dehumanize

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7
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a sense of pride in oneself or self-respect

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dignity

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8
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enthusiastic or passionate

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ardent

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9
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the belief that positive actions will occur

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hope

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10
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a person who takes pleasure in causing pain and humiliation on others

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sadistic

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11
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the capacity to withstand or to recover quickly from difficulties or toughness

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resilience

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12
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a personality disorder that makes someone lack empathy,behaves reckless, violent,

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psychopath

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13
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tormenting or teasing with the sight or promise of something unobtainable

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tantalizing

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reduce something in quality, value, or degrade,

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debase

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