Lesson 14: Cruel and Unusual Flashcards by Jennifer Hu | Brainscape

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Contempt

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(n) Scorn, disrespect

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Callous

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(adj) hardened; insensitive

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Sadistic

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(adj) taking pleasure in the pain of others

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Supercilious

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(adj) full of haughty arrogance

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Idiosyncrasy

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(n) a peculiar trait or habit

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Anomaly

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(n) and unusual event

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Incongruous

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(adj) inappropriate; not in keeping with a pattern

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Fetter

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(v) to tie up; to chain

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Notorious

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(adj) famous for bad things

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Decry

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(v) to speak out against

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Vilify

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(v) to slander; to deframe

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Heinous

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(adj) cruel and unusual

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Revile

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(v) to denounce abusively

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Ruthless

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(adj) cruel; merciless

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