English vocab set 1

Civil

• courteous and polite

• rude and disrespectful

• angry and aggressive

• indifferent and apathetic

Idealism

• the cherishing or pursuit of high or noble principles, purposes, goals

• a focus on practical and realistic approaches to problems

• the belief that reality is fundamentally mental or immaterial

• the pursuit of material wealth and success

Conscious

• fully aware of or sensitive to something

• unaware of surroundings

• in a deep sleep

• lacking awareness of one's actions

Contrite

• caused by or showing sincere remorse

• feeling joyful and carefree

• exhibiting anger or frustration

• displaying indifference or apathy

Innocence

• the quality or state of being innocent; freedom from sin or moral wrong

• a state of being guilty or responsible for wrongdoing

• the act of committing a crime without remorse

• a feeling of extreme happiness and joy

Defiance

• a daring or bold resistance to authority or to any opposing force.

• a state of complete submission to authority.

• a form of silent agreement with opposing forces.

• a strategy to avoid confrontation with authority.

Tenuous

• lacking a sound basis, as reasoning; unsubstantiated; weak.

• strong and well-founded; solid.

• vague and unclear; ambiguous.

• robust and resilient; durable.

Hierarchy

• a system of persons or things ranked one above another.

• a method of organizing tasks in a project.

• a type of social interaction among peers.

• a strategy for conflict resolution.

Futile

• incapable of producing any result; ineffective; useless; not successful.

• capable of achieving great results; effective; useful; successful.

• having a significant impact; productive; beneficial; successful.

• able to produce some results; moderately effective; useful; somewhat successful.