| Flashcards: Latin Derivatives |
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turpitude
vile, shameful character
The teacher was dismissed for laziness, insubordination, and moral turpitude.
Latin root words: turpitudo, turpitudinis, f. - unsightliness;turpis, turpe - ugly, unsightly, foul; turpo, turpare, turpavi, turpatus - to make ugly; to defile, pollute
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