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When English borrows from another alphabet
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lowlife 'a person of low moral character'
kakistocracy 'government by the worst people'
slimeball 'a morally repulsive or odious person'
salacious 'arousing or appealing to sexual desire'
oligarch 'a member of a small group which exercises control of government'
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investment of mental or emotional energy
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