Vocabularium

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turpitude (tur·pi·tude): / TUR pi tood /
noun

(1) base, vile, wicked, or shameful character; depravity; immorality
(2) a depraved, vile, or immoral act

[From Latin turpitudo from turpis meaning “vile, base, repulsive.”]

Usage: Everyone was surprised by the moral turpitude evident throughout the riots.

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