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an act or expression of criticism and censure; "he had to take the rebuke with a smile on his face"

having been disembowelled † take away a vital or essential part of; "the compromise among the parties evi...

make unclear, indistinct, or blurred; "Her remarks confused the debate"; "Their words obnubilate their intention...

devoid of passion or feeling; hardheartedness

an act intending or showing kindness and good will † an inclination to do kind or charitable acts &dagger...

play boisterously; "The children frolicked in the garden"; "the gamboling lambs in the meadows"; "The toddlers r...

someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field

(economics) a market in which control over the supply of a commodity is in the hands of a small number of produc...

(used as intensives) extremely; "she was madly in love"; "deadly dull"; "deadly earnest"; "deucedly clever"; "in...

small opening (like a window in a door) through which business can be transacted

an act of deliberate betrayal † betrayal of a trust

a sudden and unexpected change of fortune or reverse of circumstances (especially in a literary work); "a peripe...

characterized by anger; "a choleric outburst"; "an irascible response" † quickly aroused to anger; "a hot...

not producing an intended effect; "an ineffective teacher"; "ineffective legislation" † lacking in power ...

marked by care and persistent effort; "her assiduous attempts to learn French"; "assiduous research"; "sedulous ...

pleasing to the ear; "the dulcet tones of the cello"

conducive to peace; "irenic without being namby-pamby"; "an irenic attitude toward former antagonists"

generally incompetent and ineffectual; "feckless attempts to repair the plumbing"; "inept handling of the accoun...

characterized by anger; "a choleric outburst"; "an irascible response" † quickly aroused to anger; "a hot...

unrestrained excitement or enthusiasm; "poetry is a sort of divine madness"