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51Sword of Goujian — Infobox Artifact name = Sword of Goujian material = Bronze created = Spring and Autumn Period discovered = 1965 in Jiangling County location = Hubei Provincial Museum, Hubei Province, ChinaThe Sword of Goujian (Traditional Chinese: 越王勾踐劍 ,… …
52dishonor — dis·hon·or 1 n: refusal on the part of the issuer (as a bank) to pay or accept commercial paper (as a check) when it is presented see also wrongful dishonor dishonor 2 vt: to refuse to pay or accept a bank dishonor ing the checks for insufficient …
53discredit — I noun animadversion, aspersion, attaint, baseness, castigation, censure, condemnation, contumely, criticism, debasement, dedecus, degradation, denunciation, derogation, disapprobation, disapproval, disbelief, disesteem, disfavor, disgrace,… …
54disgrace — I noun abasement, abjectness, abomination, attaint, bad character, bad name, bad report, bad reputation, bad repute, badge of infamy, baseness, blemish, blot, brand, cause of reproach, cause of shame, comedown, condition of infamy, contempt,… …
55blacken — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. besmirch; smudge; malign, slander. See color, detraction. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To make black] Syn. darken, nigrify, make black, begrime; see dirty , shade 2 . 2. [To smirch] Syn. sully, tarnish,… …
56taint — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. corrupt, spoil, poison; tarnish, stain, sully; pollute, infect, contaminate. n. corruption; spoilage; stigma, dishonor, defile ment; fault, flaw, blemish; contamination. See disease, disrepute,… …
57dher-1, dherǝ- — dher 1, dherǝ English meaning: a kind of deposit or dreg Deutsche Übersetzung: in kons. extensions “trũber Bodensatz einer Flũssigkeit, also allgemeiner von Schmutz, Widerlichkeit, von quatschigem weather, von trũben Farbentönen… …
58maculate — I verb 1. make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man • Syn: ↑tarnish, ↑stain, ↑sully, ↑defile …
59Contaminate — Con*tam i*nate (k[o^]n*t[a^]m [i^]*n[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Contaminated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Contaminating}.] [L. contaminatus, p. p. of contaminare to bring into contact, to contaminate, fr. contamen contagion, for contagmen; con + root of… …
60Contaminated — Contaminate Con*tam i*nate (k[o^]n*t[a^]m [i^]*n[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Contaminated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Contaminating}.] [L. contaminatus, p. p. of contaminare to bring into contact, to contaminate, fr. contamen contagion, for contagmen; con …
