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Word of the Day 04/08/15 Turpitude
Turpitude (noun)
turpitude [tur-pi-tood, -tyood]
noun
1. vile, shameful, or base character; depravity.
2. a vile or depraved act.
Synonyms
1. wickedness, vice, vileness, wrongdoing.
Origin: 1480-90; < Latin turpitūdō, equivalent to turpi(s) base, vile + -tūdō -tude
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turpitude [tur-pi-tood, -tyood]
noun
1. vile, shameful, or base character; depravity.
2. a vile or depraved act.
Synonyms
1. wickedness, vice, vileness, wrongdoing.
Origin: 1480-90; < Latin turpitūdō, equivalent to turpi(s) base, vile + -tūdō -tude
Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.