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20 Cards in this Set
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Solitude |
To be alone |
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Obnoxious |
Annoying |
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Cynical |
Doubt others integrity |
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Embittered |
Bitter experience |
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Conceit |
Opinion, judgement |
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Austerity |
Harsh discipline |
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Contemplation |
Attention |
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Abstinennce |
Refrain, avoid, with-hold |
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Excrusion |
Journey |
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Sinister |
Threatenig, evil or dangerous |
Sin |
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Inoculation |
Giving vaccination - introduction of antigens |
Vaccinations |
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Malady |
Disease Disorder Sickness Illness |
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Alleviate |
To reduce pain Treat Cure |
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Electroconvulsive |
Causing intense muscular contractions by means of electricity |
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Pedagogy |
development. Paidos(child) + agogs(leading) : leading of child - in development.Principles and methods of teaching to be self sufficient and fit into culture. Principles and methods of teaching to be self sufficient and fit into culture. |
Child + leading |
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Pedagogue |
Earlier - teacher Now - narrow-minded, strait-laced, old-fashioned dogmatic teacher |
Teacher |
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Dogmatic |
Adhering only to principles which are true a priori, rather than truths based on evidence or deduction. |
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Priori |
Based on hypothesis rather than experiment. |
Prior to evidence |
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Demagogue |
Demos(people) + agogos (leader) Earlier - leader of people Now - politician : mislead people |
Demos(people) + agogos (leader) |
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Pedantic |
Overly conserned with formal rules |
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