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  • 52The Imp of the Perverse (short story) — Infobox short story | name = The Imp of the Perverse title orig = translator = author = Edgar Allan Poe country = United States language = English series = genre = Short story published in = Graham s Magazine publisher = media type = pub date =… …

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  • 56contumacy — /kon too meuh see, tyoo /, n., pl. contumacies. stubborn perverseness or rebelliousness; willful and obstinate resistance or disobedience to authority. [1150 1200; ME contumacie < L contumacia, equiv. to contumac , s. of contumax unyielding,&#8230; …

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  • 57perverse — perversely, adv. perverseness, n. /peuhr verrs /, adj. 1. willfully determined or disposed to go counter to what is expected or desired; contrary. 2. characterized by or proceeding from such a determination or disposition: a perverse mood. 3.&#8230; …

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  • 59contempt — con·tempt /kən tempt/ n 1: willful disobedience or open disrespect of the orders, authority, or dignity of a court or judge acting in a judicial capacity by disruptive language or conduct or by failure to obey the court s orders; also: the&#8230; …

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