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prejudiced:A prejudice is a prejudgement: i.e. a preconceived belief, opinion, or judgment made without ascertaining the facts of a case. ...denounce:speak out against;aloof:remote in manner; "stood apart with aloof dignity"; "a distant smile"; "he was upstage with strangers"anxieties:Anxiety is a psychological and physiological state characterized by cognitive, somatic, emotional, and behavioral components.Seligman, M.E.P., Walker, E.F. & Rosenhan, D.L.). Abnormal psychology, (4th ed.) New York: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc. ...barbarous: Barbarian is a term for an uncivilized person, often used pejoratively, either in a general reference to a member of a nation or ethnos, typically a tribal society as seen by an urban civilization either viewed as inferior, or admired as a noble savage. ...plague:a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animalgist:effect: the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary workdoleful: filled with or evoking sadness; "the child's doleful expression"; "stared with mournful eyes"; "mournful news"destitute: poor enough to need help from othersparapet:a low wall along the edge of a roof or balconypillion:a seat behind the rider of a horse or motorbike etc.pauper:a person who is very poorcobbles:Cobblestones are stones that were frequently used in the pavement of early streets. "Cobblestone" is derived from the very old English word "cob", which had a wide range of meanings, one of which was "rounded lump" with overtones of large size. ...foul:disgusting: highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust; "a disgusting smell"; "distasteful language"; "a loathsome disease"; "the idea of eating meat is repellent to me"; "revolting food"; "a wicked stench