ENG Vocab 2/11

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(adj.) contemptuously distrustful of human nature; belief that conduct is motivated by self-interest

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cynical

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(adj.) reserved, modest, coy

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demure

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(n.) undesirable or unpleasant choice

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dilemma

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(adj.) stern and cold in appearance or manner; morally strict

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austere

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(n.) an image or representation, especially a crude figure of a hated person

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effigy

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(adj.) showing contradictory attitudes or feelings toward something or someone

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Ambivalent

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(n.) A leader exploiting popular prejudices and false promises to gain power; a champion of the common people in ancient times.

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demagogue

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(adj.) resolute fearlessness, fortitude, endurance

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intrepid

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(adj.) lacking something needed or desirable

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destitute

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(v.) to rise to or form a summit

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culminate