Act and Decency

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Act noun - A performance regularly presented by an individual or group.

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Decency and act are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Decency" instead a noun "Act".

Nearby Words: acting, acted

Decency noun - Socially acceptable behavior.

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Act and decency are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Act" instead a noun "Decency".

Nearby Words: decent, decently

common	common act	common decency
genuine	genuine act	genuine decency
simple	simple act	simple decency
actual	actual act	actual decency
Other adjectives: real, little, selfless.

Depending on the translation, he either has the decency to act squicked about it or else implies a Jailbait Wait.

Source: Ship Tease / Video Games
Played as a joke, but partly inverted as Archer, Cyril, and Lana at least had the decency to act traumatized/disgusted by the news.

Source: Double Standard: Rape, Male on Male
If theyre going to break in, why not act with some semblance of decency and come in through the door!?

Source: Myopic Architecture

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