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Vocab Chapter 15 Flashcards

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Unfeeling; hardened in mind or feelings

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Callous

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To dishonor; to treat with extreme disrespect; to violate the sacredness (of something highly valued)

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Desecrate

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Briefly present; gradually disappearing; fading away like a vapor

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Evanescent

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To listen to; to pay attention to

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Heed

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Needy; not having enough to live on; very poor; impoverished

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Indigent

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An ideal example; a model of excellence or perfection

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Paragon

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Narrow-minded; limited and narrow in outlook; unsophisticated

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Provincial

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Faithful; firmly and consistence loyal

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Steadfast

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Snobbish; proud; scornful; looking down on others

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Supercilious

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To take over; to seize power or position by force or without right

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Usurp

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