Vocabulary 5 Flashcards

(50 cards)

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Languid

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Lacking energy or enthusiasm

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Supercilious

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Acting as if you’re better than others

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3
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Sanctimonious

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Acting as if you’re morally more correct than others

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Moral

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Behaviour that aligned with principle of right and wrong

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5
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Immoral

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Behaviour that goes against right and wrong principles

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Amoral

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Lack of concern for morality

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7
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Desultory

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Lacking focus, purpose and enthusiasm

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Equanimity

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Staying calm and composed in hard situations

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Piety

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Deeply religious

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10
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Sagacious

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Having or showing good judgement and wisdom

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Valiant

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Brave

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12
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Evocative

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Something that brings strong memories

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13
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Grotesque

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Very strange, ugly or unnatural

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Subversive

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Something that seeks to challenge authority or established systems

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Subversive

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Something that seeks to challenge authority or established systems

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16
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Antagonistic

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Opposed to something or someone

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17
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Brooding

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Looking sad, serious or deep in thought

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Foolhardy

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Very daring in a dangerous way

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Inscrutable

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Difficult to understand

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Enigmatic

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Mysterious and puzzling

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Rudimentry

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Not fully developed

22
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Ambivalent

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Mixed Feelings

23
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Irreverent

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Not showing respect in a funny way

24
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Malevolent

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Wishing harm on others

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Resolute
Strong and determined
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Irresolute
Not sure about what to do
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Pensive
Engaged in deep thought
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Despondent
Low spirits
29
Labyrinthine
Complicated or Twisted
30
Theology
Study of nature of God and religious belief
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Orientalist
Someone who studies languages and culture of Middle East and Asia
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Missionary
Person sent on religious mission especially to promote Christianity
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Anthropology
Study of human societies and culture
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Imperialistic
dominate other countries for resource and power
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Secular
Not related to religion
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Passive
Letting things happen without resisting
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Compassionate
Caring about others and wanting to help them
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Forbearance
Patient and Calm
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Trepidation
Nervous about something that might happen
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Reverence
Deep respect and admiration for something
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Lugubrious
Very Sad
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Overbearing
Bossy
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Arbitrary
Based on random choice rather than system
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Ubiquitous
Found everywhere
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Vestigial
Something from earlier stage of development that is no longer useful
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Agnostic
Someone that believes it’s impossible to know whether god exists
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Relativist
Someone who believes that truth and morals vary on individual perspective
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Egalitarian
Someone who advocated for equality
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Determinist
Someone who believes every event is determined by previous events