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Vocab Ch. 3
Evil
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English
12th Grade
01/22/2013

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sloth
Definition
laziness, idleness, or sluggishness
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shrew
Definition
a quarrelsome, scolding, nagging woman
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leech
Definition
a bloodsucking worm; or a person clinging to another with a view to gain
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avarice
Definition
excessive greed for wealth or possessions
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rapacity
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excessive greed; or a disposition to seize and carry off
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dissipate
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to waste or be intemperate; or to scatter or cause to disappear
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perpetrate
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to commit, carry through, or be guilty of
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pander
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to supply material or opportunity for vices, or to act as a go-between in love intrigues
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orgy
Definition
wild and riotous merrymaking, or an overindulgence in some activity
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defile
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to make dirty, tarnish, or pollute
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desecrate
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to profane, to treat irreverently, or to violate the sanctity of
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unregenerate
Definition
wicked, sinful, or unrepentant
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