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  • 111unprincipled — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. unscrupulous, thievish, rascally; lawless, perfidious, dishonest, fraudulent; wicked, evil. See improbity. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. unscrupulous, unethical, corrupt; see dishonest 2 . III (Roget… …

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  • 112unscrupulous — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. unprincipled, conscienceless, dishonest. See improbity. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. unprincipled, unethical, immoral, base, perfidious, degraded, selfish, self seeking, petty, dishonest, knavish,… …

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  • 113deceptive — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Misleading] Syn. unreliable, ambiguous, illusory; see false 2 , 3 . 2. [Dishonest] Syn. deceitful, tricky, lying; see dishonest 1 , 2 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. dishonest, misleading, fraudulent, tricky,… …

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  • 114cheat — cheat1 [tʃi:t] v [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: cheat legal removal of someone s property (14 17 centuries), from escheat] 1.) [I and T] to behave in a dishonest way in order to win or to get an advantage, especially in a competition, game, or… …

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  • 115corrupt — cor|rupt1 [kəˈrʌpt] adj [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: corruptus, past participle of corrumpere, from com ( COM ) + rumpere to break ] 1.) using your power in a dishonest or illegal way in order to get an advantage for yourself ≠… …

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  • 116dog — dog1 W1S1 [dɔg US do:g] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(animal)¦ 2¦(male animal)¦ 3¦(woman)¦ 4 dog eat dog 5 be going to the dogs 6¦(dishonest)¦ 7 a dog s life 8 make a dog s breakfast of something 9 a dog s dinner …

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  • 117funny — fun|ny W3S1 [ˈfʌni] adj comparative funnier superlative funniest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(amusing)¦ 2¦(strange)¦ 3¦(dishonest)¦ 4 a funny look 5¦(ill)¦ 6¦(crazy)¦ 7 go funny 8 very funny! …

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  • 118dirty — dirt|y1 [ dɜrti ] adjective ** ▸ 1 not clean ▸ 2 dealing with sex ▸ 3 using unfair methods ▸ 4 very bad ▸ 5 having illegal drugs ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) not clean: I felt dirty, hungry, and cold. diseases spread by dirty water piles of dirty laundry… …

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  • 119low — low1 [ lou ] adjective *** ▸ 1 small in height ▸ 2 small in amount ▸ 3 unhappy, lacking energy ▸ 4 voice/sound: quiet/deep ▸ 5 unfair/dishonest ▸ 6 about clothes 1. ) small in height or smaller than the usual height: a low wall/bridge/building a… …

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  • 120poach — [ poutʃ ] verb 1. ) transitive to cook something in water, milk, or another liquid that is boiling gently: Poach the chicken in white wine for 15 minutes. a ) to cook an egg without its shell in water that is boiling gently 2. ) intransitive or… …

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