VOC #3 pride & prejudice Flashcards

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acrimony

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(noun)
bitterness or sharpness in speach or behavior

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complaisance

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(noun)
easy going; willing to please; people pleaser

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diffidence

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(noun)
shyness, someone who doesn’t speak very much

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dilatory

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(adj)
causing delay, wasting time.

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disquiet

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(noun)
lack of mental calm; anxiety uneasiness

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dupe

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(noun/verb)
someone who is tricked easily.
duped: act of fooling someone

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eminence

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(noun)
position of superiority or prominence

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impudence

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(noun)
act or condition of being boldly disrespectful

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indolence

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(noun)
the state of being lazy

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infamy

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(noun)
evil or shameful reputation

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insipid

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(adj)
bland, boring, tasteless

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intimation

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(noun)
small hint

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invective

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(noun)
strongly abusive or denunciatory speech or language

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profligate

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(adj)
totally given to inmoral or shameful
pursuits

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sanguine

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(adj)
having an optimistic temperament or outlook; positive humor

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16
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tacit

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(adj)
suggested or understood without being said, written or mentioned