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  • 11miscreant — /ˈmɪskriənt / (say miskreeuhnt) adjective 1. depraved, villainous, or base. 2. Obsolete misbelieving; holding a false religious belief. –noun 3. a vile wretch; villain. 4. Obsolete a misbelieving person, as a heretic or an infidel. {Middle… …

  • 12miscreant — n. & adj. n. 1 a vile wretch, a villain. 2 archaic a heretic. adj. 1 depraved, villainous. 2 archaic heretical. Etymology: ME f. OF mescreant (as MIS (2), creant part. of croire f. L credere believe) …

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  • 13Frankenstein — This article is about the novel. For the characters, see Victor Frankenstein or Frankenstein s monster. For other uses, see Frankenstein (disambiguation). Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus …

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  • 14De Falsis Deis — De falsis deis, also known as ”Homily XII ” and ”On False Gods””, is one of the homilies written by Wulfstan II, Archbishop of York and was an expansion of part of one of Ælfric of Eynsham’s homilies. Both works also drew on the writing of Martin …

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  • 15History of American newspapers — The history of American newspapers goes back to the 17th century with the publication of the first colonial newspapers.Colonial period(This section is based on [http://www.bartleby.com/225/index.html#7 The Cambridge History of English and… …

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  • 16ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… …

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  • 17ly — ly·so·genesis; ly·so·genetic; Ly·sol; ly·so·lecithin; ly·so·zyme; ly·syl; ly·thra·ce·ae; ly·thra·les; ly·thrum; mach·i·a·vel·li·an·ly; ma·chine·ly; mac·ro·ceph·a·ly; mad·ly; mag·i·cal·ly; mag·is·te·ri·al·ly; mag·is·tral·ly; mag·net·i·cal·ly;… …

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  • 18Cullion — Cul lion (k?l y?n), n. [OF. couillon, coillon, F. co?on, a vile fellow, coward, dupe, from OF. couillon, coillon, testicle, fr. il the scrotum, fr. L. coleus a leather bag, the scrotum.] A mean wretch; a base fellow; a poltroon; a scullion. Away …

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  • 19Rakeshame — Rake shame (r[=a]k sh[=a]m ), n. [Cf. {Rakehell}, {Ragabash}.] A vile, dissolute wretch. [Obs.] Milton. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 20Villainous — Vil lain*ous, a. [Written also villanous.] [1913 Webster] 1. Base; vile; mean; depraved; as, a villainous person or wretch. [1913 Webster] 2. Proceeding from, or showing, extreme depravity; suited to a villain; as, a villainous action. [1913… …

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