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Depravity
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The state of being depraved.
Depraved means marked by corruption or evil |
He acted with a depraved influence due to his lack of moral obligation.
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Duplicity
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The quality or state of being twofold or double.
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He exposed the spy's duplicity, his evil side as well as his cheery side.
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Enigmatic
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Of or being an enigma, mysterious.
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Sometimes the assignments that teachers can be enigmatic because you don't even know when they are due.
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Fiend
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A moral enemy
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The only fiend of mine is the evil, twisted dirt worm.
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Gaunt
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Excessively thin and angular
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The last breath of a dead man is always of a gaunt countanance.
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Hearsay
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Gossip, not true, yet known by all
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The only places with hearsay present are locations with lots of young, frilly women.
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Malefactor
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One who commits an offense against the law
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Malefactors always wear orange jumpsuits, as if they are in jail.
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Menace
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A show of intention to cause harm
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There was an atmosphere of menace in the dingy city, probably because of the creepy people wandering around with guns threatening to kill you.
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