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Shameful :: Shameful (a.) Exciting the feeling of shame in others; indecent; as, a shameful picture; a shameful sight..

Shame :: Shame (v. t.) To mock at; to deride.

Shamanism :: Shamanism (n.) The type of religion which once prevalied among all the Ural-Altaic peoples (Tungusic, Mongol, and Turkish), and which still survives in various parts of Northern Asia. The Shaman, or wizard priest, deals with good as well as with evil spirits, especially the good spirits of ancestors..

Sham :: Sham (n.) That which deceives expectation; any trick, fraud, or device that deludes and disappoint; a make-believe; delusion; imposture, humbug..

Brummagem :: Brummagem (a.) Counterfeit; gaudy but worthless; sham.

Disgrace :: Disgrace (n.) The state of being dishonored, or covered with shame; dishonor; shame; ignominy..

Trifoliated :: Trifoliated (a.) Having three leaves or leaflets, as clover. See Illust. of Shamrock..

Deceptivity :: Deceptivity (n.) Deceptiveness; a deception; a sham.

Shampoo :: Shampoo (v. t.) To wash throughly and rub the head of (a person), with the fingers, using either soap, or a soapy preparation, for the more thorough cleansing..

Iconoclast :: Iconoclast (n.) One who exposes or destroys impositions or shams; one who attacks cherished beliefs; a radical.

Sham :: Sham (v. t.) To trick; to cheat; to deceive or delude with false pretenses.

Backwards :: Backwards (adv.) From a better to a worse state, as from honor to shame, from religion to sin..

Shameless :: Shameless (a.) Destitute of shame; wanting modesty; brazen-faced; insensible to disgrace.

Shamble :: Shamble (n.) A place where butcher's meat is sold.

Brazen-browed :: Brazen-browed (a.) Shamelessly impudent.

Fall :: Fall (v. t.) To assume a look of shame or disappointment; to become or appear dejected; -- said of the countenance.

Shame :: Shame (n.) A painful sensation excited by a consciousness of guilt or impropriety, or of having done something which injures reputation, or of the exposure of that which nature or modesty prompts us to conceal..

Bogus :: Bogus (a.) Spurious; fictitious; sham; -- a cant term originally applied to counterfeit coin, and hence denoting anything counterfeit..

Contumelious :: Contumelious (a.) Shameful; disgraceful.

Ignominiously :: Ignominiously (adv.) In an ignominious manner; disgracefully; shamefully; ingloriously.

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