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sedition

Posted on August 10, 2015August 10, 2015 by admin

sih dI shən actions or speech intended or serving to create rebellion against a government. The distribution of the inflammatory pamphlets constituted sedition.

sardonic

Posted on August 7, 2015August 4, 2015 by admin

sar da nihk adjective bitterly mocking; derisive; scornful. Addressing the police detective in a sardonic tone, the suspect said, “You can’t prove a thing, and you know it.”

cynical

Posted on August 6, 2015August 4, 2015 by admin

sI nih kəl adjective 1. showing little or no faith in human nature; distrustful or contemptuous of others’ motives. To claim that people do charity work only to boost their own image…

righteous

Posted on August 5, 2015August 3, 2015 by admin

raI chəs adjective 1. morally upright. They believed their leaders to be righteous men who were above corruption. 2. justifiable or morally right. The strikers acted out of righteous anger. 3. displaying…

unconscionable

Posted on August 4, 2015August 3, 2015 by admin

uhn kan shə nə bəl adjective 1. not restrained or guided by conscience; unprincipled. For a contractor to overcharge elderly customers is truly unconscionable. 2. not reasonable; excessive. Fifteen dollars is an…

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