scurrilous, opprobrious, reprobate

Hannah P. (United States of America)
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  1. scurrilous
    expressing offensive, insulting, or scandalous criticism
  2. opprobrious
    expressing offensive reproach
  3. reprobate
    a person without moral scruples
  4. objurgate
    censure severely
  5. denigrate
    attack the good name and reputation of someone
  6. derogate
    cause to seem lesser or inferior
  7. sumptuous
    rich and superior in quality
  8. sensuous
    providing perceptible pleasure or gratification
  9. tremendous
    extraordinarily large in extent or amount or power
  10. fatigued
    drained of energy or effectiveness
  11. confabulation
    a discussion or informal conversation
  12. subversive
    in opposition to an established system or government
  13. insurgent
    in opposition to a civil authority or government
  14. Emiliano Zapata
    Mexican revolutionary who led a revolt for agrarian reforms
  15. enrapture
    hold spellbound
  16. transport
    move something or somebody around
  17. lascivious
    driven by lust
  18. libidinous
    driven by lust
  19. shrewd
    marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
  20. tete-a-tete
    a private conversation between two people
Created on Fri Sep 18 11:20:22 EDT 2009

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