vituperation

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Definition: (noun) Abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter, deep-seated ill will.
Synonyms: invective, vitriol.
Usage: From one open shop came the sound of blows and vituperation, and just as the officer came up to it a man in a gray coat with a shaven head was flung out violently.
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  1. quittance Definition: (noun) Payment of a debt or obligation. Synonyms: repayment. Usage: I should have flung at him a quittance for my foolish stepfather's debts, and then dismissed him. Discuss

  2. calque Definition: (noun) An expression introduced into one language by translating it from another language. Synonyms: loan translation. Usage: "Superman" is a calque for the German "Ubermensch." Discuss

  3. perspicacity Definition: (noun) The capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly and to draw sound conclusions. Synonyms: judgment. Usage: It was a marvelous effort of perspicacity to discover that I did not love her. Discuss

  4. verdure Definition: (noun) The lush appearance of flourishing vegetation. Synonyms: greenness. Usage: Midsummer eve had come, bringing deep verdure to the forest, and roses in her lap, of a more vivid hue than the tender buds of Spring. Discuss

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