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  • 31moral — Pertains to character, conduct, intention, social relations, etc. 1. Pertaining or relating to the conscience or moral sense or to the general principles of right conduct. 2. Cognizable or enforceable only by the conscience or by the principles… …

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  • 32contemptibility — noun unworthiness by virtue of lacking higher values • Syn: ↑baseness, ↑sordidness, ↑despicableness, ↑despicability • Derivationally related forms: ↑despicable (for: ↑despicability), ↑ …

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  • 33despicability — noun unworthiness by virtue of lacking higher values • Syn: ↑baseness, ↑sordidness, ↑contemptibility, ↑despicableness • Derivationally related forms: ↑despicable, ↑despicable (for: ↑ …

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  • 34despicableness — noun unworthiness by virtue of lacking higher values • Syn: ↑baseness, ↑sordidness, ↑contemptibility, ↑despicability • Derivationally related forms: ↑despicable (for: ↑despicability), ↑ …

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  • 35sordidness — noun 1. sordid dirtiness • Syn: ↑squalor, ↑squalidness • Derivationally related forms: ↑squalid (for: ↑squalidness), ↑sordid • Hypernyms: ↑ …

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  • 36vility — ˈviləd.ē noun ( es) Etymology: Middle English vilite, from Middle French vilité, from Latin vilitat , vilitas cheapness, baseness, vileness, from vilis cheap, base, vile + itat , itas ity more at vile 1. archaic : vileness …

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  • 37Abjection — Ab*jec tion ([a^]b*j[e^]k sh[u^]n), n. [F. abjection, L. abjectio.] 1. The act of bringing down or humbling. The abjection of the king and his realm. Joye. [1913 Webster] 2. The state of being rejected or cast out. [R.] [1913 Webster] An… …

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  • 38Bate — Bate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bating}.] [From abate.] 1. To lessen by retrenching, deducting, or reducing; to abate; to beat down; to lower. [1913 Webster] He must either bate the laborer s wages, or not employ or not pay… …

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  • 39Bated — Bate Bate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bating}.] [From abate.] 1. To lessen by retrenching, deducting, or reducing; to abate; to beat down; to lower. [1913 Webster] He must either bate the laborer s wages, or not employ or not… …

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  • 40Bating — Bate Bate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bating}.] [From abate.] 1. To lessen by retrenching, deducting, or reducing; to abate; to beat down; to lower. [1913 Webster] He must either bate the laborer s wages, or not employ or not… …

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