[ ab-jekt ]

(of a person or their behavior) completely without pride or dignity; self-abasing

[ ken ]

one's range of knowledge or sight

[ ni-mahy-i-tee ]

excess; overabundance

[ in-di-sol-yuh-buhl ]

not dissoluble; incapable of being dissolved, decomposed, undone, or destroyed

[ meets-vah; mits-vuh ]

any good or praiseworthy deed

[ klahy-nom-i-ter ]

an instrument used for measuring the angle or elevation of slopes

[ pur-suh-flahzh ]

light and slightly contemptuous mockery or banter

[ lam-poon ]

publicly criticize (someone or something) by using ridicule, irony, or sarcasm

[ uhn-skroo-pyuh-luhs ]

having or showing no moral principles; not honest or fair