immoral or grossly unfair behavior

absent without permission

distinguishable; able to tell apart

something that restrains; negative criticism

showing contempt toward sacred things, (profanity=cussing)

(adj.) not regular or consistent; different from what is ordinarily expected; undependable

the general public; the population

strong disapproval, typically on moral grounds

to make something unpleasant less severe

a person who prepared and sold medicines and drugs

(n.) A formal or authoritative statement

an item of personal, movable property; slave

(adj.) habitually silent or quiet, inclined to talk very little

not spoiled or made impure

(v.) to send off or out for a purpose; to kill; (n.) an official message; promptness, speed; the act of killing

not showing care for the consequences of an action; rash

(v.) to become filled to overflowing; to be present in large quantities

(adj.) dull, uninteresting, tiresome; lacking in sharpness, flavor, liveliness, or force

(adj.) in an unhealthy mental state, extremely gloomy; caused by or related to disease, unwholesome

to tear out; scoop out; over charge (as in gouging gas prices when supply is low)

A reluctant acknowledgment or yielding.

(n.) a quick raid, especially for plunder; a venture into some field of endeavor; (v.) to make such a raid

(v.) to come down or stoop voluntarily to a lower level; to deal with people in a patronizing manner

fearful or anxious, especially about the future

excessive tenderness, sadness, or nostalgia

(v.) to include as a necessary step (Building a new fence entails tearing down the old one.)

discomfort or distress

Great embarrassment and shame

a temporary stay; to stay for a time

an exemption from some rule or obligation

To explain or discuss in detail

showing contempt; scornful

quarrelsome, inclined to argue

(adj.) tending to be troublesome; unruly, quarrelsome, contrary; unpredictable

having or displaying a friendly and pleasant manner

to resent another's success; to envy

(v.) to roll oneself indolently; to become or remain helpless (My roommate can't get over her breakup with her boyfriend and now just wallows in self-pity.)