Studied by 2 people
coquettish
flirtatious
oblique
slanting, indirectly (literal and figurative)
queue
line; to line up
strumpet
women with low moral character; prostitute
impudent
boldly disrespectful
moribund
dying
sedulous
persistent; dedicated/diligent to a cause
propitiate
to win the will of; appease
turpitude
moral corruption
abstemious
moderation of food and drink
abject
miserable; wretched
promiscuous
someone with multiple sexual partners
The English social scientist who theorized that people would not have enough food soon because of overpopulation
Thomas Malthus
Something you shouldn’t talk about
Sacred cow
Karl Marx’s partner, helped write the Communist Manifesto
Friedrich Engels
Turkish World War I war hero; leader of Turkey; aligned Turkey with the West; adopted secularism throughout Turkey
Mustafa Kemal
Camaraderie of a group
Esprit de corps
An adult behaving like a terrible baby
Enfant terrible
To suffer a humiliating experience; to talk a big game, then that game falls apart
“Eat crow”
Aldous Huxley’s 1954 book detailing experiences with mescaline, derived from peyote
The Doors of Perception
To add unnecessarily to something already good, ruining it
“Gild the lily”
Wealth/fame without freedom
(Taylor Swift - Look What You Made Me Do, reputation)
“A bird in a gilded cage”
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