"Safety of Numbers" Vocabulary Flashcards

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Civil

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polite and respectful

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Conscious

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aware of something or one’s surroundings

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Contrite

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Feeling or expressing remorse or penitence; affected by guilt.

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Defiance

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Open resistance; bold disobedience.

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Futile

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Incapable of producing any useful result; pointless.

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Hierarchy

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1. a system of ranking groups of people one above the other

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Idealism

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extreme hopefulness or belief in something, especially when it’s unrealistic

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Innocence

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1. lack of worldly experience; lack of guilt or evil intention

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tenuous

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very weak or not substantial