Vocabulary 8.
psychopath — person with a personality disorder marked by aggressive, violent, antisocial thought and behavior and a lack of remorse or empathy
empathy — The ability to identify with and understand somebody else's feelings or difficulties
manipulating — controlling someone in a devious way
bankruptcy — legal inability to pay debts
etiquette — society's rules of polite behavior
complications — The result of making something else more difficult or complex
sociologist — An individual who studies society including the development, and structure of human societies and the behavior of individual people and groups in society
subconsciously — present in the mind without being aware of it; beneath the surface of consciousness
appropriate — suitable or fitting for the occasion
cavort — leap around: to behave in a physically lively and uninhibited way
ongoing — continuous action; something in progress for a long time
snob — somebody who feels superior: somebody who disdains people considered to have inferior knowledge or tastes
opulent — lavish display of wealth or affluence
apropos — adj just right: appropriate in a specific situation or in regard to: on the subject of
whirlwind — happening or changing very quickly
status quo — The way things are now; the condition of present state of affairs
"in the other guy's shoes" — to understand another person's point of view or problems
"time frame" — a period of time in which something takes place
"hit it off" — to get along well with another person within a short period of time
"pull a rabbit out of hat" — to produce a method of solving a problem
empathy — The ability to identify with and understand somebody else's feelings or difficulties
manipulating — controlling someone in a devious way
bankruptcy — legal inability to pay debts
etiquette — society's rules of polite behavior
complications — The result of making something else more difficult or complex
sociologist — An individual who studies society including the development, and structure of human societies and the behavior of individual people and groups in society
subconsciously — present in the mind without being aware of it; beneath the surface of consciousness
appropriate — suitable or fitting for the occasion
cavort — leap around: to behave in a physically lively and uninhibited way
ongoing — continuous action; something in progress for a long time
snob — somebody who feels superior: somebody who disdains people considered to have inferior knowledge or tastes
opulent — lavish display of wealth or affluence
apropos — adj just right: appropriate in a specific situation or in regard to: on the subject of
whirlwind — happening or changing very quickly
status quo — The way things are now; the condition of present state of affairs
"in the other guy's shoes" — to understand another person's point of view or problems
"time frame" — a period of time in which something takes place
"hit it off" — to get along well with another person within a short period of time
"pull a rabbit out of hat" — to produce a method of solving a problem
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