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  • 41favoritism — Invidious preference and selection based on friendship and factors other than merit. See nepotism patronage …

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  • 42favoritism — Invidious preference and selection based on friendship and factors other than merit. See nepotism patronage …

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  • 43invidiously — invidious ► ADJECTIVE ▪ unacceptable, unfair, and likely to arouse resentment or anger in others. DERIVATIVES invidiously adverb invidiousness noun. ORIGIN Latin invidiosus, from invidia hostility …

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  • 44invidiousness — invidious ► ADJECTIVE ▪ unacceptable, unfair, and likely to arouse resentment or anger in others. DERIVATIVES invidiously adverb invidiousness noun. ORIGIN Latin invidiosus, from invidia hostility …

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  • 45Loving v. Virginia — SCOTUSCase Litigants=Loving v. Virginia ArgueDate=April 10 ArgueYear=1967 DecideDate=June 12 DecideYear=1967 FullName=Richard Perry Loving, Mildred Jeter Loving v. Virginia Citation=87 S. Ct. 1817; 18 L. Ed. 2d 1010; 1967 U.S. LEXIS 1082… …

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  • 46Malevolent Creation — Значимость предмета статьи поставлена под сомнение. Пожалуйста, покажите в статье значимость её предмета, добавив в неё доказательства значимости по частным критериям значимости или, в случае если частные критерии значимости для… …

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  • 47repugnant — 1 Repugnant, repellent, abhorrent, distasteful, obnoxious, invidious are comparable when they mean so alien or unlikable as to arouse antagonism and aversion. Repugnant is applied to something so incompatible with one s ideas, principles, or… …

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  • 48insidious — insidious, invidious Since both words involve doing or threatening harm, their closeness of form causes them to be commonly confused. Insidious (from Latin insidiae ‘ambush’) means ‘proceeding inconspicuously but harmfully’ • (An insidious form… …

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  • 49Levy v. Louisiana — Infobox SCOTUS case Litigants = Levy v. Louisiana ArgueDate = March 27 ArgueYear = 1968 DecideDate = May 20 DecideYear = 1968 FullName = Louise Levy, Administratrix v. Louisiana through the Charity Hospital of Louisiana at New Orleans Board of… …

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  • 50in|vid´i|ous|ness — in|vid|i|ous «ihn VIHD ee uhs», adjective. 1. likely to cause ill will or resentment; giving offense because unfair or unjust: »invidious comparisons or distinctions. Wise teachers avoid invidious rules. The highest court stated that districts… …

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