Unit 4 tier two Flashcards
Conscientious
Wishing to do what is right; to do your work well and thoroughly
advocate
A person who supports a particular cause or policy
Vitality
The state of being strong and active
dignity
The ability to behave in a calm controlled way even in a difficult situation
Discrimination
Treating one person or group differently from another in an unfair way.
Intolerance
unwillingness to accept ways of thinking and behaving that are different from your own
Tolerance
ability to allow people to do, say, or believe what they want without criticizing or punishing them
Contempt
A feeling that someone or something is not important and deserves no respect
Scarcely
Almost not; hardly
Morale
The confidence, enthusiasm, and discipline of a person or group
Constraint
Limitations or restrictions
Derision
Use of mockery or to scorn something or someone
Anecdote
A short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person
Melancholy
a deep and long lasting sadness
Inert
Unable or slow to move, act, or react
Afflict
Cause pain or suffering to; affect or trouble
Reprieve
To delay punishment
Propaganda
Information which is false or which emphasizes just one part of a situation, used by a government or political group to make people agree with them
Notorious
Famous or well known, typically for some bad quality or deed
interminable
Having or seeming to have no end
