| affirmation |
the act of affirming. |
| befall |
to happen to. |
| deprave |
to change for the worse, especially morally; corrupt; pervert. |
| depravity |
moral corruption; wickedness. |
| deride |
to ridicule or treat with scornful mockery. |
| didactic |
intended to educate or instruct, especially in moral values. |
| moderation |
the avoidance of excesses or extremes, especially in behavior. |
| patronage |
the financial or other support given to a business establishment by its customers or clients. |
| recurrent |
happening again or repeatedly. |
| revulsion |
violent dislike and disgust; abhorrence; loathing. |
| rudimentary |
of or pertaining to the basic or first principles; elementary. |
| squalid |
dirty or foul, as from neglect. |
| transgression |
the act or an instance of violating a law, religious commandment, or the like; sin; crime; trespass. |
| uninformative |
conveying little or no knowledge or understanding. |
| workaday |
ordinary; mundane; everyday. |