Unit 4
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hannahlove2 on November 16, 2009
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24 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 biased | prejudiced |
| cantankerous | grumpy; disagreeable |
| caustic | biting and sarcastic |
| contumacious | disobedient, rebellious |
| dilatory | frequently late; extremely slow at work, causing delays |
| disdain | contempt, disrespect |
| duplicitous | habitually deceptive, lying |
| fastidious | possessing careful attention to detail; difficult to please |
| fractious | quarrelsome; unruly; likely to cause trouble |
| glower | to look or stare angrily or sullenly |
| haughty | scornfully and condescendingly proud |
| imperious | arrogantly domineering, overbearing |
| indolent | habitually lazy or inactve |
| ingrate | an ungrateful person |
| insipid | uninteresting; unchallenging; dull and tasteful |
| insolent | insulting in manner or speech |
| irascible | easily angered |
| malevolent | having or exhibiting ill will; wishing harm to others; malicious |
| malice | extreme ill will or spite |
| obdurate | stubborn |
| obstinate | stubborn, especially in holding an attitude, opinion, or course of action |
| parsimonious | excessively cheap |
| repugnant | causing disgust or hatred; repulsive |
| unpalatable | not pleasant; unpleasing |
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