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Book 10 · High school II
Chapter 20 · List 20 · Modern myth
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altruism (n)
Unselfish concern for others.
concomitant (adj)
Accompanying.
criterion (n)
A standard for judgement.
deride (v)
To mock.
effrontery (n)
Shameless boldness.
espouse (v)
To support a cause.
hypocrisy (n)
Pretending to be more virtuous than one is.
impending (adj)
About to happen.
incensed (adj)
Very angry.
pertinent (adj)
Relevant to the matter.
promulgate (v)
To make widely known.
proscribe (v)
To forbid by law.
redress (n/v)
Remedy; to set right.
retribution (n)
Punishment.
substantiate (v)
To prove the truth of.