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Wordle 27

hypocrite

– Noun: A person who claims to have moral standards or beliefs to which one's own behavior does not conform; pretense.

– The hypocrite promised to make peace, but he was secretly planning a war.

ignoble

– ig·no·ble– Adjective: Not honorable in character or purpose.– Of humble origin or social status.– Synonyms: base - mean - low - vile - scurvy - low-down – villainous– The ignoble man beat the ignoble children in the orphanage.

impassive

– im·pas·sive– Adjective: Not feeling or showing emotion. Synonyms:

impassible - stolid - insensitive – unfeeling– The impassive mask was frightening.

jettison

– jet·ti·son– Verb: Throw or drop (something) from an aircraft or ship.

Noun: The action of jettisoning something.– The aircraft jettisoned food to the starving people below.

kismet

– kis·met– Noun: Destiny; fate. Synonyms: fate - destiny - lot -

fortune - doom - chance – portion– It was kismet that Romeo and Juliet fell in love.

Raze (Review Word)

– raze– Verb: Completely destroy (a building, town, or other site):

"villages were razed to the ground". Synonyms: rase - demolish – destroy

– My uncle’s house was razed by the electrical fire.

Paltry (Review Word)

– pal·try– Adjective: (of an amount) Small or meager.– Petty; trivial.– Synonyms: petty - trifling - miserable - mean - wretched – poor– The last time I went fishing, the only thing I caught was one paltry fish.

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