key vocab Flashcards

(24 cards)

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Dogmatic

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To share your opinion with arrogance, as if it is fact.
(Mr Birling)

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Lampoon

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To publicly mock or criticise
(Priestley)

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Wilful ignorance

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To purposely ignore
(Mrs Birling)

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Hubristic

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Excessively prideful
(Mr and Mrs Birling)

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Infantilise

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To treat like a child
(Mr and Mrs Birling to Sheila)

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Dynamic

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Capable of change, progressive.
(Sheila)

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Entitled

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Belief that you are naturally deserving of certain privileges
(Eric and Gerald)

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Debauchery

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Negative sexual behaviour and excessive drinking/drugs
(Eric)

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9
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Disruptive

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Causing radical change
(Inspector)

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Omniscient

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All knowing
(Inspector)

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Omnipotent

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All powerful
(Inspector)

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12
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Political diatribe

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To criticise politics
(Priestley)

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13
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Sanctamonius

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The belief of being socially superior

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14
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Intransigent

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Unwilling or refusing to change one’s views

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Obstinate

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Stubbornly refusing to change one’s opinion, despite attempts to persuade one to do so

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16
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Opulent

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Costly and luxurious (wealthy)

17
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Imperious

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Arrogant + domeneering

18
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Polysyndeton

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repetition of and

19
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Microcosm

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Something small representing something bigger

20
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Materialistic

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Money oriented

21
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Individualist

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the belief of people being soley responsible for themselves

22
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superficial

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To be shallow, artificial or insincere

23
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Axiomatic

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Something that is obvious, unquestionable

24
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Ostracised

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Cut off from society