WEEK 6 Flashcards

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Cynical

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scornful of the motives or virtues of others; bitterly or sneeringly distrustful, contemptuous, or pessimistic

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Derisive

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characterized by or expressing derision; contemptuous; mocking

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Derogatory

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tending to lessen the merit or reputation of a person or thing; disparaging; depreciatory

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Detached

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impartial or objective; disinterested; unbiased/ not involved or concerned; aloof

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Diabolic

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having the qualities of a devil; devilish; fiendish; outrageously wicked

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Diffident

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lacking confidence in one’s own ability, worth, or fitness; timid; shy

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Disdainful

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expressing extreme content

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Dogmatic

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asserting opinions in a doctrinaire or arrogant matter; opinionated

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Domineering

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overbearing; tyrannical

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Chiasmas

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words or phrases repeated in reverse order– either in the exact same order or modified form (Ex: “And those tend inward to me, and I tend outward to them”)

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