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  • 41dis|re|spect|a|bil|i|ty — «DIHS rih SPEHK tuh BIHL uh tee», noun. the quality of being disrespectable …

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  • 42dis|re|spect|a|ble — «DIHS rih SPEHK tuh buhl», adjective. not respectable …

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  • 43dis|re|spect — «DIHS rih SPEHKT», noun, verb. –n. lack of respect; rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy: »He meant no disrespect by his hasty remark. Older people criticized the boy s disrespect for his parents. –v.t. to regard or treat rudely or impolitely …

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  • 44in|tro|spect — «IHN truh SPEHKT», intransitive verb. to look within; be introspective. –v.t. to look into; examine. ╂[< Latin intrōspectus, past participle of intrōspicere < intrō into + specere to look] …

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  • 45re|in|spect — «REE ihn SPEHKT», transitive verb. to inspect again: »We went to the Uffizi gallery, and reinspected the greater part of it (Hawthorne) …

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  • 46re|spect|a|bil|i|ty — «rih SPEHK tuh BIHL uh tee», noun, plural ties. 1. the quality or condition of being respectable: »By maintaining a modicum of respectability…they steer clear of harsher reprisals (Newsweek). 2. respectable social standing. 3. respectable people …

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  • 47re|spect|a|bil|ize — «rih SPEHK tuh buh lyz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. to make respectable; consider or treat as respectable …

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  • 48re|spect|a|bly — «rih SPEHK tuh blee», adverb. 1. in a respectable manner: »What a mother she was!…Through what troubles she struggled to bring up her children respectably (Mrs. J. H. Riddell). 2. moderately; pretty well …

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  • 49re|spect|ing — «rih SPEHK tihng», preposition. regarding; about; concerning: »A discussion arose respecting the merits of different automobiles …

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  • 50re|spect|wor|thy — «rih SPEHKT WUR thee», adjective, thi|er, thi|est. wohy of respect; deserving respect …

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