Ayn Randt

Lucas K.
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  1. tenet
    a basic principle or belief that is accepted as true
  2. tractable
    easily managed
  3. destitute
    poor enough to need help from others
  4. unflinching
    showing courage and determination in the face of danger
  5. reproach
    express criticism towards
  6. depravity
    moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles
  7. perversion
    the action of corrupting something
  8. persuasion
    communication intended to induce belief or action
  9. convulsion
    a violent uncontrollable contraction of muscles
  10. spinster
    an elderly unmarried woman
  11. breeding
    the activity of conceiving and bearing offspring
  12. prowl
    move about in or as if in a predatory manner
  13. privation
    the act of stripping someone of food, money, or rights
  14. deprivation
    the disadvantage that results from losing something
  15. insolence
    the trait of being rude and impertinent
  16. taut
    pulled or drawn tight
  17. lustrous
    reflecting light
  18. austerity
    excessive sternness
  19. volition
    the act of making a choice
  20. ignoble
    dishonorable in character or purpose
  21. fulcrum
    the pivot about which a lever turns
  22. bromide
    a trite or obvious remark
  23. pull
    apply force so as to cause motion towards the source of the motion
  24. stooge
    a person who is the subject of ridicule or pranks
  25. graft
    tissue or organ transplanted from a donor to a recipient
  26. repair
    fix by putting together what is torn or broken
  27. inviolate
    not injured physically or mentally
  28. inviolable
    incapable of being transgressed or dishonored
  29. rectitude
    righteousness as a consequence of being honorable and honest
  30. perjury
    criminal offense of making false statements under oath
  31. affidavit
    written declaration made under oath
  32. epoch
    a period marked by distinctive character
  33. expropriate
    deprive of possessions
  34. tawdry
    tastelessly showy
  35. efficacy
    capacity or power to produce a desired result
  36. disparaging
    expressive of low opinion
Created on Sat Feb 16 08:45:13 EST 2008 (updated Mon Mar 24 18:40:57 EDT 2008)

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