18/8/20 Flashcards
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renegade
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- COUNTABLE NOUN
A renegade is a person who abandons the religious, political, or philosophical beliefs that he or she used to have, and accepts opposing or different beliefs.
Synonyms: deserter, rebel, betrayer, dissident More Synonyms of renegade - ADJECTIVE [ADJECTIVE noun]
Renegade is used to describe a member of a group or profession who behaves in a way that is opposed to the normal behaviour or beliefs of that group or profession.
Three men were shot dead by a renegade policeman.
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Vandalism
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UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
Vandalism is the deliberate damaging of things, especially public property.
…acts of vandalism.