CONTXT 1 Flashcards
‘Matilda’s inability to be MAGNANIMOUS in victory had cost the country another 12 years of civil war.’
‘Hopefully, those who are responsible will have the courage and the MAGNANIMITY to respond suitably, for the sake of the future of this country and its future generations.’
‘A LIBERTINE is a hedonist, a devotee of personal pleasure, whereas a libertarian is one who defends the libertine and his lifestyle against the heavy hand of government.’
‘They are LIBERTINES, people who have gone with the contemporary cultural flow of destroying moral rules and boundaries.’
‘Is Miss Mason suffering from Chronic Pain Disorder or is she MALINGERING…?’
‘Someone who MALINGERS will fake an illness for some type of external gain, such as money.’
‘It consisted of six points: universal male SUFFRAGE, vote by ballot, equal representation, abolition of the property qualification to sit in Parliament and payment of Members of Parliament.’
‘Women in France, where there was virtually no SUFFRAGE movement, got the right to vote just a quarter of a century later than their British sisters - and moreover got it from the right wing, pro-Nazi Vichy government.’
‘If you’re in halls and you plan to LIVE OUT next year, you should start looking in the February or March before.’
‘Most students on four-year courses LIVE OUT in their final year.’
