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Chiet C. Y. (United States of America)
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  1. dire
    fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless
  2. scathing
    marked by harshly abusive criticism
  3. vituperative
    marked by harshly abusive criticism
  4. censorious
    harshly critical or expressing censure
  5. deprecative
    tending to diminish or disparage
  6. vilify
    spread negative information about
  7. anathema
    a formal ecclesiastical curse accompanied by excommunication
  8. egotist
    a conceited and self-centered person
  9. egoist
    a conceited and self-centered person
  10. castigate
    inflict severe punishment on
  11. objurgate
    censure severely
  12. chastise
    scold or criticize severely
  13. condemn
    express strong disapproval of
  14. excoriate
    express strong disapproval of
  15. decry
    express strong disapproval of
  16. castigate
    inflict severe punishment on
  17. temper
    a characteristic state of feeling
  18. reprimand
    an act or expression of criticism and censure
  19. lambast
    censure severely or angrily
  20. chide
    scold or reprimand severely or angrily
  21. rebuke
    an act or expression of criticism and censure
  22. berate
    censure severely or angrily
  23. slight
    small in quantity or degree
  24. acrid
    strong and sharp, as a taste or smell
  25. caustic
    capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action
  26. acerbic
    sour or bitter in taste
  27. virulent
    extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom
  28. vitriolic
    harsh, bitter, or malicious in tone
  29. acrimonious
    marked by strong resentment or cynicism
Created on Sun Oct 30 18:53:03 EDT 2011

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