Vocabulary Flashcards by Ella Macdonald

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Proletariat

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Working class but not poor

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Depricating

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Disapproving

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Denigrating

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Speak ill of or belittle

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Disparaging

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Represent something as of little worth

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Ominous

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Giving a worrying impression

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Hedonistic

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Self-indulgent

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Concession

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Something granted in response to demand

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Tyranny

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Oppressive government rule

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Apologist

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A person who defends something controversial

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Phlegmatic

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Uninterested, unresponsive

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Ebullient

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Extremely lively

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Quiescent

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Inactive, quiet

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Intransigent

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Refusing to compromise

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Trite

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Not original, overused

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Diffident

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Shy, modest

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Evanescent

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Fleeting, momentary

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Reticent

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Keeping to your self

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Castigate

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To punish or criticise harshly

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Equivocate

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To use expressions of double meaning in order to equivocate

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Deft

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Skillful capable

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Innocuous

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Harmless inoffensive

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Trenchant

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Effective articulate clear-cut

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Approbation

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Praise

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Somnolent

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Sleepy drowsy