Sunday, May 6, 2012

A Few Favorite Words

Definitions for words you probably already know, but maybe don't use in situations where they would be appropriate (see if you can use one or more of them tomorrow):

debacle: a sudden, disastrous overthrow or collapse; rout; ruin [wasn't there a book about the Iraq war with this title?]

revile: to denounce with abusive language; rail against [TV personality Rachael Ray was once described, perhaps gratuitously, as "reviled" in some article I read about her]

putrid: (3) corrupt; morally rotten  (4) extremely objectionable; vile

upbraid: to reprove sharply; scold or chide vehemently; censure

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