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squalor
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Not Without My Daughter
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- Half of the clan lived like Ameh Bozorg, oblivious to squalor, contemptuous of western customs and ideals, and clinging to their own zealous brand of the Ayatollah Khomeini's fanatical Shiite sect of Islam.†
squalor = extremely dirty and unpleasant living conditions
- No signs remained of the shah's existence, but the tour guide described wicked and wasteful wealth for us and then had us look out over the neighboring slums and wonder how the shah could live in splendor while viewing the squalor of the multitudes.†
- Working in the squalor of Ameh Bozorg's kitchen, I did my best to scour the utensils and prepare a familiar American meal, ignoring the scowls of my sister-in-law.†
- I tried to get him to acknowledge the squalor of Ameh Bozorg's home, but he defended his sister staunchly.†
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- It had taken him nearly a year to become desensitized to his childhood, to really notice the squalor that his countrymen accepted as the norm.†
- It had taken him nearly a year to become desensitized to his childhood, to really notice the squalor that his countrymen accepted as the norm.†
- Moody wanted to realize his dream of living as the prosperous American educated doctor, a cultured professional who rose above the squalor of the world about him, but he had no time to attend to the details.†
Definitions:
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(1)
(squalor) (describing a place) extremely dirty and unpleasant -- typically due to poverty
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)