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Ambitious Vocab Flashcards

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Meticulous

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-extremely careful with details

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Sycophant

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-one who flatters for personal gain

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Morose

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-gloomy or sullen

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Insatiable

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-Incapable of being satisfied

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Elated

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-overjoyed

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Callous

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-harsh, cold

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Altruistic?

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Showing a selfless concern for others well being

Eg sheila embodies the altruistic passionate human that priestly wished existed in society

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Prescient?

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Having or showin knowledge of events before they take place

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Ephemeral ?

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Lasting for a short time

Eg ephemeral power

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Bourgeoise ?

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The middle upper class typically with reference to its materialistic values

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Proletariat

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Working or labouring class

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Didactic

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Intended to teach particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive

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Virlity

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(In a man) the quality of having. Strength’ , energy; manliness eg Shakespeare explires virlity as a social construct

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Absolve

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Declare (someone) free from guilt

Eg eric attempts to absolve himsef feom blame by deflecting the blame onto his mother

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minacious

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threatening/dangerous

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jocular

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-humurous or playful

eg erics initials jocular personality, is a facade to his true feelings

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insidious

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-coming across in a subtle way, but harmful in reality

lm takes an insidious approach to usurp the throne`

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salubrious

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-pleasant(of a place

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duplicitous

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-deceitful

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Serendipitous

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Occurring / discovering by chance in a good way

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Predacious

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Predatorial

Eg Gerald’s predacious nature

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Tantamount

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Equivalent

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Reverence?

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  • a deep respect
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Brazen

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bold and without shame

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