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Section 8 (701-800) Flashcards

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enfranchise

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(v.) to grant the vote to (The Nineteenth Amendment enfranchised women.)

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engender

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(v.) to bring about, create, generate

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enigmatic

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(adj.) mystifying, cryptic

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enmity

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(n.) ill will, hatred, hostility

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ennui

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(n.) boredom, weariness

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entail

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(v.) to include as a necessary step

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enthrall

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(v.) to charm, hold spellbound

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ephemeral

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(adj.) short-lived, fleeting

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epistolary

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(adj.) relating to or contained in letters

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epitome

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(n.) a perfect example, embodiment

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equanimity

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(n.) composure

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equivocal

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(adj.) ambiguous, uncertain, undecided

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erudite

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(adj.) learned

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eschew

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(v.) to shun, avoid

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esoteric

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(adj.) understood by only a select few

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espouse

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(v.) to take up as a cause, support

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ethereal

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(adj.) heavenly, exceptionally delicate or refined

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etymology

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(n.) the history of words, their origin and development

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euphoric

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(adj.) elated, uplifted

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evanescent

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(adj.) fleeting, momentary

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evince

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(v.) to show, reveal

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exacerbate

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(v.) to make more violent, intense

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exalt

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(v.) to glorify, praise

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excavate

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(v.) to dig out of the ground and remove

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exculpate

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(v.) to free from guilt or blame, exonerate

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excursion

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(n.) a trip or outing

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exhort

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(v.) to urge, prod, spur

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execrable

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(adj.) loathsome, detestable

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exigent

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(adj.) urgent, critical

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exonerate

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(v.) to free from guilt or blame, exculpate

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exorbitant

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(adj.) excessive

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expedient

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(adj.) advisable, advantageous, serving one’s self-interest, convenient and practical although possibly improper or immoral

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expiate

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(v.) to make amends for, atone

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expunge

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(v.) to obliterate, eradicate

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expurgate

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(v.) to remove offensive or incorrect parts, usually of a book

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extant

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(adj.) existing, not destroyed or lost

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extraneous

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(adj.) irrelevant, extra, not necessary

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extol

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(v.) to praise, revere

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extricate

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(v.) to disentangle

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exult

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(v.) to rejoice

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fabricate

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to make up, invent

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façade

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the wall of a building, a deceptive appearance or attitude

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facile

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easy, requiring little effort, superficial, achieved with minimal thought or care, insincere (The business was in such shambles that any solution seemed facile at best;
nothing could really helpit in the long-run.)

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fallacious

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(adj.) incorrect, misleading

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fastidious

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(adj.) meticulous, demanding, having high and often unattainable standards

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fathom

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(v.) to understand, comprehend

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fatuous

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(adj.) silly, foolish

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limerick

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a humorous, frequently bawdy, verse of three long and two short lines rhyming aabba

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fecund

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(adj.) fruitful, fertile (The fecund tree bore enough apples to last us through the entire season.)

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felicitous

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(adj.) well suited, apt (While his comments were idiotic and rambling, mine
were felicitous and helpful.) 2. (adj.) delightful, pleasing

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apt

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appropriate or suitable in the circumstances

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feral

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(adj.) wild, savage

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fervent

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(adj.) ardent, passionate

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fetter

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(v.) to chain, restrain

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figurative

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(adj.) symbolic

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flaccid

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(adj.) limp, not firm or strong

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flagrant

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(adj.) offensive, egregious

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florid

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(adj.) flowery, ornate

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flout

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(v.) to disregard or disobey openly

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foil

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(v.)to thwart, frustrate, defeat

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forage

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(v.) to graze, rummage for food

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forestall

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(v.) to prevent, thwart, delay

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forlorn

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(adj.) lonely, abandoned, hopeless

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forsake

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(v.) to give up, renounce

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fortitude

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(n.) strength, guts

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fortuitous

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(adj.) happening by chance, often lucky or fortunate

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forum

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(n.) a medium for lecture or discussion

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foster

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(v.)to stimulate, promote, encourage

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fractious

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(adj.) troublesome or irritable

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facetious

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treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor; flippant

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fraught

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(adj.) (usually used with “with”) filled or accompanied with

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frenetic

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(adj.) frenzied, hectic, frantic

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frivolous

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(adj.) of little importance, trifling

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frugal

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(adj.) thrifty, economical

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furtive

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(adj.) secretive, sly

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garish

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(adj.) gaudy, in bad taste

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garrulous

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(adj.) talkative, wordy

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genial

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(adj.) friendly, affable

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gluttony

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(n.) overindulgence in food or drink

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goad

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(v.) to urge, spur, incite to action (Jim may think he’s not going to fight Billy, but Billy will goad Jim on with insults until he throws a punch.)

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gourmand

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(n.) someone fond of eating and drinking

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gourmet

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a connoisseur of good food; a person with a discerning palate.

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grandiloquence

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(n.) lofty, pompous language

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lofty

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proud, aloof, or self-important

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grandiose

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(adj.) on a magnificent or exaggerated scale

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gratuitous

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(adj.) uncalled for, unwarranted

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gregarious

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(adj.) drawn to the company of others, sociable

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grievous

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(adj.) injurious, hurtful; serious or grave in nature

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hackneyed

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(adj.) unoriginal, trite

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truancy

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the action of staying away from school without good reason; absenteeism

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trite

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(of a remark, opinion, or idea) overused and consequently of little import; lacking originality or freshness

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hallowed

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(adj.) revered, consecrated

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hapless

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(adj.) unlucky

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harangue

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(n.) a ranting speech, (v.) to give such a speech (But this time the teacher
harangued the class about the importance of brushing your teeth after chewing gum.)

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hardy

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(adj.)robust, capable of surviving through adverse conditions

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harrowing

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(adj.) greatly distressing, vexing

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haughty

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(adj.) disdainfully proud

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hedonist

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(n.) one who believes pleasure should be the primary pursuit of humans

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hegemony

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(n.) domination over others

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heinous

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(adj.) shockingly wicked, repugnant

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