6th JGB Bad Characters
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14 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 invective | abusive, insulting language |
| polecat | skunk |
| bootlegger | someone who makes, sells or transports alcoholic beverages illegally |
| euphemism | a nicer, more polite name for something |
| pathos | a cause for pity or sorrow |
| contempt | scornful rejection |
| weltschmerzlich | german for the feeling of being weary of life |
| monomania | single-minded concentration on one subject |
| insouciant | unconcerned, casual |
| desultory | rambling, disconnected |
| Miss Fagin | Lottie (after a character in Charles Dickens Oliver Twist who teaches the boy how to steal) |
| idiosyncrasy | a way of feeling or behaving peculiar to a particular person |
| prig | a smug, conceited person who is too particluar about proper behavior |
| stigma | a mark of disgrace |
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