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reprobate
(n.) an unprincipled or corrupt person; (adj.) unprincipled or corrupt; (v.) to condemn; reject
Executed as godless reprobates by their Puritan townsmen in 1692 and 1693, the 19 "witches" of Salem, Massachusetts, would probably not raise an eyebrow today.
Related English word: reprobation (reprobating; disapproval; rejection)
Latin root words: reprobo,
reprobare, reprobavi, reprobatus - to reprove; probo, probare,
probavi, probatus - to prove; to approve of |