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11/01/2009
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Abscond
 Definition
To depart or steal off.
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aberrant
 Definition
deviation for the norm
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alacrity
 Definition

eager readyness

 

I have alacrity to go to seneca
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approbation
 Definition

expression of approval

 

masterbation in aprobation
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austere
 Definition

Plain

 

The cow with no bell was austere
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axiomatic
 Definition

taken as a given

 

being a better climber than CJ is axiomatic
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canonical
 Definition

traditional standards

 

 
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capricious
 Definition
erratic unpredictable
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censur
 Definition

to criticize severely.

 

The sensor censured the offensive film.
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chicanery
 Definition

trickery, subterfuge

 

the fox used chicanery to sneak in and eat the chicken.
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discordant
 Definition
dissonant
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disparate
 Definition

distinct or dissimilar

 
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effrontery
 Definition
extreme boldness
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enervate
 Definition
to weaken
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ennui
 Definition
restless
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equivocate
 Definition
to use ambiguous language with deceptive intent
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erudite
 Definition
very learned
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exculpate
 Definition
clear of blame
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exigent
 Definition
urgent, pressing
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extemporaneous
 Definition
improvised
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fulminate
 Definition
loudly attack, denounce
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ingenuous
 Definition
artless. candid. no sophistication.
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inured
 Definition
accustom to accepting something undesirable
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irascible
 Definition
easily angered
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laud
 Definition
to praise highly
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magnanimity
 Definition
forgiving
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nascent
 Definition
coming into being
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nebulous
 Definition
vauge or cloudy
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neologism
 Definition

a new word

 
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obviate
 Definition
to anticipate and make unnecessary
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onerous
 Definition
troubling, burdensom
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paean
 Definition
thanks song
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perfidy
 Definition
intentional breach of faith
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perfunctory
 Definition
done without care or interest.
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perspicatious
 Definition
very perceptive
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predilection
 Definition
disposition, in favor of something. preference
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prescience
 Definition
foreknowledge
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prevaricate
 Definition
to mislead
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recant
 Definition
retract
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refute
 Definition
disprove
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relegate
 Definition
forcibly delegate
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reticent
 Definition
quiet, reserved
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solicious
 Definition
concerned and attentive
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sordid
 Definition
filthy grimy
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synthesis
 Definition
combination of parts to make a whole
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tortuous
 Definition
twisted or complicated
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truculant
 Definition
fierce, cruel
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veracity
 Definition
truthfulness, honesty
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virulent
 Definition
harmful or poisonous
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ameliorate
 Definition
to make better/more tolerable 
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averice
 Definition
greed
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axiom
 Definition
a universally recognized principal 
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burgeon
 Definition
to grow rapidly or flourish
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castigation
 Definition

criticism or punishment

 

OUCH a castration is quite the punishment
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chary
 Definition
wary, cautious
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cogent
 Definition
convincing
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contrite
 Definition
regretful, penitent
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culpable
 Definition
deserving blame
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dearth
 Definition
small quantity
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demure
 Definition
question or oppose
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didactic
 Definition
to teach or instruct
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dogmatic
 Definition

expressing a rigid opinion based improvable principals

(RELIGION)
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ebullience
 Definition
enthusiastic expression of thoughts
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emollient
 Definition
soothing to the skin
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empirical
 Definition
based on experience
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enigmatic
 Definition
mysterious or obscure
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ephemeral
 Definition
brief, fleeting
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esoteric
 Definition
intended for a small group
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exonerate

 Definition
remove blame
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facetious
 Definition
playful
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furtive
 Definition
covert
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gregarious
 Definition
sociable, outgoing
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harangue
 Definition
long pompous speech
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impecunious
 Definition
no money
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incipient
 Definition
beginning to come into being
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innocuous
 Definition
harmless
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intransigent
 Definition
refusing to compromise
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inveigle
 Definition
obtain by deception
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odious
 Definition
evoking dislike
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penurious
 Definition
excessively thrifty
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pernicious
 Definition
very harmful 
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peruse
 Definition
examine with great care 
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prodigious
 Definition
abundant in size or force
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quaff
 Definition
drink deeply
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quiescence
 Definition
motionless 
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redoubtable
 Definition
awe-inspiring 
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squalid
 Definition
wretched and dirty
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supplant
 Definition
take the place of
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torpid
 Definition
lethargic
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ubiquitious
 Definition
existing everywhere at the same time
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urbane
 Definition
sophisticated 
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aver
 Definition
to state as fact
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bombastic
 Definition
pompous
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diatribe
 Definition
harshly denounce
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dissemble
 Definition
disguise to mislead
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endemic
 Definition
a local characteristic
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exacerbate
 Definition
make worse
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fervent
 Definition
emotional
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fortuitous
 Definition
happening by accident
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germane
 Definition
relevant to the subject at hand
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grandiloquence
 Definition
pompous speech
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hackneyed
 Definition
rendered trite by common use
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halcyon
 Definition
calm or peaceful
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hegemony
 Definition
dominance of one state/ideology over another
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iconoclast
 Definition
one who attacks traditional conventions
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idolatrous
 Definition
excessive devotion to soemthing
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impassive
 Definition
emotionless
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imperturbable
 Definition

very calm impassivity, steady ness

 

not able to be perturbed
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implacable
 Definition
not capable of being appeased
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impunity
 Definition
immune from punishment
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inchoate
 Definition
not fully formed
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infelicious
 Definition
inapropriate
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insipid
 Definition
bland
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loquacious
 Definition
talkative
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mendacity
 Definition
untruthful, dishonesty
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misanthrope
 Definition
one who hates all other humans
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mitigate
 Definition
moderate, make less severe
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obderate
 Definition
unyielding
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obsequious
 Definition
youthful attentiveness
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occlude
 Definition
obstruct
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opprobrium
 Definition
disgrace
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pedagogy
 Definition
teacher
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pedantic
 Definition
showoff about ones knowledge
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penury
 Definition
poverty
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pervasive
 Definition
tending to permeate throughout
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pith
 Definition
central part
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pithy
 Definition
precise and brief
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platitude
 Definition
a superficial remark
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polemical
 Definition
contriversial
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prodigal
 Definition
recklessly wasteful
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profuse
 Definition
extravagant
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querulous
 Definition
prone to complain
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rancorous
 Definition
bitter resentment
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recalcitrant
 Definition
defiant
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repudate
 Definition
disown
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salubrious
 Definition
promoting health
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solvent
 Definition
able to meet financial obligations
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specious
 Definition
plausible but false
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spurious
 Definition
counterfeit 
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succinct
 Definition
concise
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surfeit
 Definition
supply to excess
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tenuos
 Definition
weak
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tirade
 Definition
critical speech, denunciation
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anachronism
 Definition
out of place historically
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credulous
 Definition
gullible 
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decorum
 Definition
polite
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desiccate
 Definition
dry/dull
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flout
 Definition
show contempt for
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garrulous
 Definition
talkative
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glib
 Definition
superficial
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hubris
 Definition
arrogant, prideful
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immutable 
 Definition
not changeable
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impetious
 Definition
really energetic
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inimical
 Definition
harmful
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intractable
 Definition
stuborn
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laconic
 Definition
using few words, terse
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mercurial
 Definition
rapid change in mood
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mollify
 Definition
call or soothe
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neophyte
 Definition
novice, beginner
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obfuscate
 Definition
deliberately obscure
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obstinate
 Definition
stubborn
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phlegmatic
 Definition
calm, sluggish
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probity
 Definition
uprightness, high integrty
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proclivity, propensity 
 Definition
natural inclination, predisposition
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profligate
 Definition
wasteful
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quixotic
 Definition
foolishly impractical 
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quotidian
 Definition
commonplace
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recondite
 Definition
hidden 
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refulgent
 Definition
radiant 
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renege
 Definition
go back on a promise
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sedulous
 Definition
diligent
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soporific
 Definition
cause drowsiness 
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tacit
 Definition
implied
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terse
 Definition
brief wording
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trenchant
 Definition
sharply perceptive
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untenable
 Definition
not viable, uninhabitable
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vacillate
 Definition
waver
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variegated
 Definition
multicolored
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vituperate
 Definition
berate
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