Wordly Wise 10, Lesson 3

JMcBeach (United States of America)
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  1. curtail
    terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end
  2. discriminate
    marked by the ability to see or make fine distinctions
  3. discrimination
    unfair treatment of a person or group based on prejudice
  4. espionage
    the systematic use of spies to obtain secrets
  5. inalienable
    incapable of being repudiated or transferred to another
  6. incarcerate
    lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
  7. incarceration
    the state of being imprisoned
  8. indignity
    an affront to one's self-esteem
  9. indiscriminate
    failing to make or recognize distinctions
  10. infamous
    known widely and usually unfavorably
  11. intercede
    act between parties with a view to reconciling differences
  12. malign
    speak unfavorably about
  13. perpetrate
    perform an act, usually with a negative connotation
  14. perpetrator
    someone who commits wrongdoing
  15. rampant
    occurring or increasing in an unrestrained way
  16. rancor
    a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
  17. reparation
    something done or paid in expiation of a wrong
  18. smattering
    a slight or superficial understanding of a subject
Created on Wed Oct 02 23:07:03 EDT 2013

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