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Vocabulary

scathing

severely critical.
"he unleashed a scathing attack on his former boss"

perfunctory

carried out without real interest, feeling, or effort.

mawkish

adj
sentimental in an exaggerated or false way.

"a mawkish ode to parenthood"

draconian

excessively harsh and severe.
"the Nazis destroyed the independence of the press by a series of draconian laws"

pervasiveness

adj
the fact of existing in all parts of a place or thing;

ebb

verb
gradually decrease.

"my enthusiasm was ebbing away"

pellucid

adj
easily understood; lucid.

"he writes, as always, in pellucid prose"

vexed

annoyed

agog

higly excited

bloster

to support

nadir

the lowest point

rapturous

showing extreme pleasure

impinge upon

infringe on

Squalid

Dirty

Sullied

Dirty

eulogistically

in a praising or laudatory way

extempore

on the spur of the moment, without preparation

Protracted

prolonged or drawn out, especially in time

Abridged

shortened or condensed without changing the central idea

Deceptively

Through trickery

Painstakingly

Carefully

Sham

counterfeit or fake

Discerning

showing good judgment or perceptiveness,

Blunt

abrupt, direct, insensitive

Deleterious

Harmful or damaging

unobtrusive

not conspicuous or attracting attention

Assail

Attack

Relish

To enjoy or to be gratifies by

acerbic

harsh in tone
"Most movie critics are acerbic towards summer blockbusters, often referring to them as garbage."

to have a pechant for

to have a preference for something

broadside

attack

unswerving

Not deviating from any rule, standard, or course; undeviating; unwavering; firm.

tepid

moderately warm (tibio)

half-hearted

not sincere

vitriol

abusive or venomous language used to express blame or bitter deep-seated ill will

His vitriol spewed forth from a deep-seated racism that consumed his whole life.

hauteur

overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors

As soon as she won the lottery, Alice began displaying a hauteur to her friends, calling them dirty-clothed peasants behind their backs.

to clutch at something

to try very hard to hold something:
Feeling herself fall, she clutched at a branch.

surrender

to give back again

tantamount

equivalent to

lionized

assign great social importance to

Students in the U.S. learn to lionize Jefferson, Franklin, and Washington because they are the founding fathers of the nation.

vanquish

to win completely in a competition or fight

Modern medicine has nearly vanquished some diseases that only two generations ago might have been deadly.

ostracize

desterrar

vitiate

viciar

to bluff

to mislead

to feign

to symmulate

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