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  • 21junior moment — n. A momentary lapse into immaturity; nervousness or folly caused by youth or inexperience. Example Citations: Senior moments are not just for seniors. Did Hillary have a middle aged moment about the sniper attack in Bosnia that never was? Did… …

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  • 22disgraceful — [[t]dɪsgre͟ɪsfʊl[/t]] ADJ GRADED: oft it v link ADJ that (disapproval) If you say that something such as behaviour or a situation is disgraceful, you disapprove of it strongly, and feel that the person or people responsible should be ashamed of… …

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  • 23disgraceful — UK [dɪsˈɡreɪsf(ə)l] / US [dɪsˈɡreɪsfəl] adjective extremely bad or shocking a disgraceful waste of taxpayers money Derived word: disgracefully adverb They behaved disgracefully! …

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  • 24carry on — {v.} 1. To work at; be busy with; manage. * /Bill and his father carried on a hardware business./ * /Mr. Jones and Mr. Smith carried on a long correspondence with each other./ 2. To keep doing as before; continue. * /After his father died, Bill… …

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  • 25carry on — {v.} 1. To work at; be busy with; manage. * /Bill and his father carried on a hardware business./ * /Mr. Jones and Mr. Smith carried on a long correspondence with each other./ 2. To keep doing as before; continue. * /After his father died, Bill… …

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  • 26Disgraceful — Dis*grace ful, a. Bringing disgrace; causing shame; shameful; dishonorable; unbecoming; as, profaneness is disgraceful to a man. {Dis*grace ful*ly}, adv. {Dis*grace ful*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] The Senate have cast you forth disgracefully. B.… …

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  • 27Disgracefulness — Disgraceful Dis*grace ful, a. Bringing disgrace; causing shame; shameful; dishonorable; unbecoming; as, profaneness is disgraceful to a man. {Dis*grace ful*ly}, adv. {Dis*grace ful*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] The Senate have cast you forth… …

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  • 28Flagitious — Fla*gi tious, a. [L. flagitiosus, fr. flagitium a shameful or disgraceful act, orig., a burning desire, heat of passion, from flagitare to demand hotly, fiercely; cf. flagrare to burn, E. flagrant.] 1. Disgracefully or shamefully criminal;… …

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  • 29Flagitiously — Flagitious Fla*gi tious, a. [L. flagitiosus, fr. flagitium a shameful or disgraceful act, orig., a burning desire, heat of passion, from flagitare to demand hotly, fiercely; cf. flagrare to burn, E. flagrant.] 1. Disgracefully or shamefully… …

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  • 30Flagitiousness — Flagitious Fla*gi tious, a. [L. flagitiosus, fr. flagitium a shameful or disgraceful act, orig., a burning desire, heat of passion, from flagitare to demand hotly, fiercely; cf. flagrare to burn, E. flagrant.] 1. Disgracefully or shamefully… …

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