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- rancor n
- Bitter, long-lasting resentment; deep-seated ill will.
- proscribe
- To denounce or condemn. To prohibit; forbid.
- rapacious adj.
- Taking by force; plundering. Greedy; ravenous. Subsisting on live prey.
- provenance
- n : where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence;
- prosody
- The study of the metrical structure of verse. A particular system of versification.
- punctilious
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1. Strictly attentive to minute details of form in action or conduct. See Synonyms at meticulous.
2. Precise; scrupulous. - querulous
- habitually complaining; "a whining child
- exiguous
- Extremely scanty; meager.
- disport
- To amuse oneself in a light, frolicsome manner.
- fulminate
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To issue a thunderous verbal attack or denunciation: fulminated against political chicanery.
To explode or detonate. - prefigure
- To suggest, indicate, or represent by an antecedent form or model; presage or foreshadow:
- ostensible
- Represented or appearing as such; ostensive: His ostensible purpose was charity, but his real goal was popularity.
- excoriate
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To tear or wear off the skin of; abrade. See Synonyms at chafe.
To censure strongly; denounce: - revile
- To assail with abusive language; vituperate.
- iniquitous
- Characterized by iniquity(gross immorality or injustice); wicked.
- scurrilous
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Given to the use of vulgar, coarse, or abusive language; foul-mouthed.
Expressed in vulgar, coarse, and abusive language. - lugubrious
- Mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially to an exaggerated or ludicrous degree.
- abrogate
- To abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority.
- hedge
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1. A row of closely planted shrubs or low-growing trees forming a fence or boundary.
2. A line of people or objects forming a barrier: a hedge of spectators along the sidewalk.
3.
1. A means of protection or defense, especially against financial loss: a hedge against inflation.
2. A securities transaction that reduces the risk on an existing investment position.
4. An intentionally noncommittal or ambiguous statement.
5. A word or phrase, such as possibly or I think, that mitigates or weakens the certainty of a statement. - cavil
- To find fault unnecessarily; raise trivial objections.
- insouciant
- Marked by blithe unconcern; nonchalant.
- nascent
- Coming into existence; emerging: “the moral shock of our nascent imperialism†(Richard Hofstadter).