VOC #3 pride & prejudice Flashcards
acrimony
(noun)
bitterness or sharpness in speach or behavior
complaisance
(noun)
easy going; willing to please; people pleaser
diffidence
(noun)
shyness, someone who doesn’t speak very much
dilatory
(adj)
causing delay, wasting time.
disquiet
(noun)
lack of mental calm; anxiety uneasiness
dupe
(noun/verb)
someone who is tricked easily.
duped: act of fooling someone
eminence
(noun)
position of superiority or prominence
impudence
(noun)
act or condition of being boldly disrespectful
indolence
(noun)
the state of being lazy
infamy
(noun)
evil or shameful reputation
insipid
(adj)
bland, boring, tasteless
intimation
(noun)
small hint
invective
(noun)
strongly abusive or denunciatory speech or language
profligate
(adj)
totally given to inmoral or shameful
pursuits
sanguine
(adj)
having an optimistic temperament or outlook; positive humor