Hana Lee Friends/ The Help Flashcards
(30 cards)
Neurotic
Emotionally unstable or excessively anxious
Skeptical
Doubting or questioning
Codependent
Emotionally reliant on another person
Impulsive
Acting without thinking
Insecure
Lacking self confidence
Pretentious
Attempting to impress with greater importance than warranted
Ambivalent
Having mixed feelings
Melodramatic
Exaggerated in emotions or reactons
Domineering
Assertive in an arrogant way
Vindictive
Seeking revenge
Perceptive
Quick to notice or understand things
Disheveled
Messy in appearance
Whimsical
Playfully and quaint
Pessimistic
Expecting the worst
Hindrance
something that delays progress
Subjugation
The act of bringing someone under dominant control
Condescension
An attitude of patronizing superiority
Defiance
Open resistance
Stigmatization
The act of describing ore regarding someone as worthy of disgrace
Vindication
The action of clearing someone of blame or suspicion
Institutionalize
Established in practice or custom, often in unjust systems
Marginalization
Pushing a group to the edge of society by not allowing them a voice or identity.
Patronize
To treat with an apparent kindness that betrays a feeling of superiority.
Resilience
The capacity to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness.