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malign

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(v. ) to say unpleasant things about other, slander, critise

eg: While many like to malign space exploration, research and travel

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incendiary

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(adj.) provocative, flammable

Eg: Trump’s incendiary comments

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mercenary

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(adj.) greedy, avaricious

Eg: made people more mercenary

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nonentity

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(n.) someone you haven no respect for, insignificant person

Eg: Majority non-white South Africa were treated as nonentities and forced to live in separate areas from whites

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nihilism

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(n.) the rejection of all religious and moral principles in the belief that life is meaningless, pessimism

Eg: moral nihilism

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pathological

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(adj.) behaviour that is unreasonable and impossible to control, compulsive, uncontrolled

Eg: It appears that many Politicians are pathological crooks

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mendacious

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(adj.) dishonest, unreliable

Eg: President Trump attacked the mendacity of Journalists

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malinger

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(v.) shrink 裝病來逃避職責

Eg: one reason intervention is to bail out the Greeks who malinger and are lazy and spendthrift

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odious

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(adj.) extremely unpleasant, horrible

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officious

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(adj.) too eager to tell ppl what to do, bossy

Eg: in an officious manner, US president has moved to ban refugees

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obstructive

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(adj.) noticeable in a way that is unpleasant

Eg: Competition from abroad and terrorism which has become more obstructive in recent years

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masquerade

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(v.) pretend to be something

Eg: some critics claim that Singapore is masquerading as a rich and prosperous country

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patronising

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(adj.) humiliating

Eg: GOVs cannot afford to be patronising

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decapitate

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(v.) to cut off someone’s head

Eg: The terrorists decapitated the reporter whom they had abducted

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defiant

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(adj.) disobedient, bold

Eg: Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff remains defiant after a vote in Congress to authorise impeachment proceedings against her in April 2016

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degenerate

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(adj.) deteriorate, worsen

Eg: While women’s participation in gov had degenerated over the years

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delude

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(v.) cheat, mislead

Eg: You are deluding yourself if you belief that you can change their minds about the issue

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demean

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(v.) degrade, debase, to do something you think you are too good for

Eg: while women are demeaned in some societies

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depraved

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(adj. ) completely evil, immoral, corrupt

eg: Teens must be wary of meeting strangers as there are many depraved people in the society

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deprecate

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(v. ) denounce, criticise, condemn

eg: Individuals who knowingly spread HIV or AIDS should be deprecated.

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desecrate

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(v. ) to spoil or damage sth holy

eg: Some ppl cannot understand why others desecrate their bodies by smoking

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despicable

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(adj. ) extremely unpleasant, vile, dreadful

eg: People who encourage others to take drugs are despicable as they are well aware of the negative consequences

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underhand

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(adj. ) dishonest, immoral, unethical

eg: underhand dealings

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din

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(n.) a loudound unpleasant noise, commotion

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eccentric

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(adj. ) unconventional, abnormal, peculiar, strange

eg: He noted her eccentric behaviour

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effrontery

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(n. ) impudence, boldness, impertinent behaviour

eg: Their effrontery has surprised many Singaporeans.

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facetious

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(adj. ) silly, inappropriate, flippant

eg: a facetious remark

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fiendish

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(adj. ) cruel and unpleasant, monstrous, wicked

eg: Some employers are fiendish and ill-treat their domestic helpers.

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denigrate

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(v. ) vilify, criticise unfairly
eg: In the course of his Presidential campaign, Donald Trump has denigrated women, people who are overweight, immigrants, Muslims and most of his rivals.

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deplorable

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(adj. ) very bad, unpleasant and shocking

eg: the current deplorable situation in Syria

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sadist

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(n.) some one who enjoys being cruel to other ppl

Eg: Mr Kim is an infamous sadist

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scourge

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(n.) sth that causes a lot of harm or suffering

Eg: to battle the scrounge of fake news, gov, media and tech firms are working hand in hand

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sacrilege

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(n.) the act of treating sth holy in a way that does not show respect

Eg: some may argue that organ transplant is sacrilege

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scornful

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(adj.) disdainful, mocking

Eg: the opposition were scornful of the PM’s proposal

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exceptionable

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(adj.) making you fell offended and angry; offensive

Eg: some parents find their children’s conduct exceptionable when they become engrossed with their smartphone devices during a meal or conversation

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acquisitive

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(adj. ) greedy; avaricious

eg: we live in a competitive and acquisitive society.

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acerbic

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(adj. ) sarcastic

eg: his acerbic comments

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facetious

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(adj. ) treating serious issues with inappropriate humour

eg: a facetious remark

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flout

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(v. ) mock a rule/law/convention

eg: the policy is being flouted.

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disingenuous

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(adj. ) dishonest; deceitful; insecere

eg: the doctor is being somewhat disingenuous as well as cynical

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disparage

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(v. ) belittle; deprecate; denigrate

eg: he never misses the chances to disparage his classmates

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invective

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(n. ) insulting; abusive; vituperation

eg: he let out a steam of invective

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defy

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(v.) openly resist; disobey
Eg: a woman who defies convention

(v.) challenge; dare
Eg: he glowed at her, defying her to mock him

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