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Vocab Ch. 4
Offense, Harm, Waste
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English
12th Grade
01/22/2013

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dank
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unpleasantly damp or wet
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fetid
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having a foul, offensive smell
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sordid
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dirty, squalid, or vile
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bestial
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brutal, savage, coarse, or like a beast in behavior or appearance
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predatory
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characterized by plundering or preying
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formidable
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causing fear or dread; or hard to overcome or deal with
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invidious
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giving offense of causing ill will or hatred
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odious
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hateful, repulsive, or offensive
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heinous
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hateful, atrocious, or very wicked
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pernicious
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highly injurious, destructive, fatal, or deadly
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perverse
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stubbornly contrary, erring, or deviating from what is considered right
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smut
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soot, matter that blackens or soiled things, or obscenity
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botch
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to spoil or bungle, or to repair or patch clumsily
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decadence
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deterioration or decline
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cataclysm
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a great floor, natural catastrophe, or great upheaval
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dross
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any waste matter or refuse; or the scum coming to the top of liquid metal
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dreg
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waste material at the bottom of a vessel after the liquid has been taken off; or the most worthless part of anything
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offal
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garbage; or the inedible, discarded parts of a butchered animal
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