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A personal spiritual struggle for self-improvement and/or against evil.
"Her daily jihad involves resisting the temptation to procrastinate and focusing on her studies. "
Showing bad taste.
"Her bright pink dress with the sparkly unicorn on it was considered borderline for the serious business meeting. "
Impressing with infamy or reproach.
"Being labeled a thief, even falsely, left a stigmatic mark on his reputation at work, making it hard for people to trust him again. "
To be guilty of a misdeed; to be criminal; to transgress.
"Because he plagiarized his essay, the student forfeited his right to graduate with honors. "
Deceitful.
"His promises about helping with the project were a braid, a false effort to gain our trust. "
Restrained
"His spending habits were curbed by the new budget. "
To verbally insult or abuse an opponent in order to distract them (considered unsportsmanlike).
"During the school debate, the opposing team tried to sledging their opponents with nasty comments about their families. "
To do (something bad); to perpetrate, as a crime, sin, or fault.
"to commit a series of heinous crimes"
Without making judgements, especially those based upon personal ethics or opinions
"A good therapist listens with a non-judgemental ear, allowing patients to share their feelings without fear of criticism. "
Favouring neither the supporting nor opposing viewpoint of a topic of debate; unbiased.
"I am neutral regarding the issue of gay marriage."
A devotee.
"As a devout, she spent several hours each day in prayer. "
Impudence or brazenness; temerity, chutzpah.
"Despite his teacher's warnings, the student displayed a surprising amount of gall in arguing with the principal. "
Strictly attentive to detail; meticulous or fastidious, particularly to codes or conventions.
"With a punctilious slap of the gloves, the duel was now inevitable."
To admonish or reprove for improper conduct by the elders of the meeting.
"The school's elders will elder the student for not following the dress code. "
Given to wilful, perverse deviation from the expected norm; tending to stray
"The wayward student often skipped class and refused to do his homework. "
To trump or preempt; to reap the benefit underhandedly from a situation that someone else has worked to create.
"The intern worked for weeks to secure a meeting with the CEO, but his manager gazumped him by presenting the project proposal as his own. "
The state of being complicit; involvement as a partner or accomplice, especially in a crime or other wrongdoing.
"The teacher suspected the student's complicity in the cheating scandal when she saw him helping his friend during the test. "
Appropriate social behavior.
""In some cultures, respecting elders requires adhering to strict decorums." "
Morally or ethically acceptable.
"Readers are to be warned that quotations in this chapter contain some not so savory language."
Of or relating to opprobrium or disgrace.
"The student received an opprobrious detention after repeatedly disrupting class and insulting the teacher. "
