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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

Vocabulary.

How do you use the word contempt in a sentence?
  

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1. I feel (deep/bitter) contempt for people who betray their friends 2. Familiarity breeds contempt (this one is in fact an adage that means that the more you get to know a person and his or her faults, the less respect you have for her or him.

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  • I feel (deep/bitter) contempt for people who betray their friends 2.
  • Familiarity breeds contempt (this one is in fact an adage that means that the more you get to know a person and his or her faults, the less respect you have for her or him.
  • The point is that you should keep certain things (the things you're not proud of) a secret from others, lest they become contemptuous of you and stop respecting you) 3.
  • The warden looked at the inmate with contempt and didn't say anything.
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1. I feel (deep/bitter) contempt for people who betray their friends

2. Familiarity breeds contempt (this one is in fact an adage that means that the more you get to know a person and his or her faults, the less respect you have for her or him. The point is that you should keep certain things (the things you're not proud of) a secret from others, lest they become contemptuous of you and

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