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When English borrows from another alphabet
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The awkward case of 'his or her'
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 'government in which a small group exercises control'
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to lower or disgrace the reputation of
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