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acerbic
1. sour or astringent in taste: Lemon juice is acerbic.
2. harsh or severe, as of temper or expression: acerbic criticism.
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Origin:
1860–65; < L acerb(us) sour, unripe, bitterly harsh + -ic, irreg. for -ous



auspices–noun, plural auspices [aw-spuh-siz]
1. Usually, auspices. patronage; support; sponsorship: under the auspices of the Department of Education.
2. Often, auspices. a favorable sign or propitious circumstance.
3. a divination or prognostication, originally from observing birds.


diatribe: diatribe, diatribe's, diatribes, diatribes', diatribist
[dahy-uh-trahyb] –noun a bitter, sharply abusive denunciation, attack, or criticism. a thunderous verbal attack
--A prolonged or exhaustive discussion; especially, an acrimonious or invective harangue; a strain of abusive or railing language; a philippic.
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[Origin: 1575–85; < L diatriba < Gk diatrib pastime, study, discourse, deriv. of diatríbein to rub away (dia- dia- + tríbein to rub)]
—Synonyms tirade, harangue.
Dictionary.com Unabridged

diatribe - singular
diatribe's - singular possessive
diatribes - plural
diatribes' - plural possessive
diatribist - one who is a diatriber


ephemeral
e·phem·er·al [i-fem-er-uhl]
–adjective. lasting a very short time; short-lived; transitory: the ephemeral joys of childhood. lasting but one day: an ephemeral flower. adj. Lasting for a markedly brief time: "There remain some truths too ephemeral to be captured in the cold pages of a court transcript" (Irving R. Kaufman).
–noun 3. anything short-lived, as certain insects. noun. A markedly short-lived thing.
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—Related forms
e·phem·er·al·ly, adverb
e·phem·er·al·ness, noun

—Synonyms 1. fleeting, evanescent, transient, momentary, brief. [syn: ephemeron]
—Antonyms 1. permanent.

[From Greek ephēmeros : ep-, epi-, epi- + hēmerā, day.]
[Origin: 1570–80; < Gk ephmer(os) short-lived, lasting but a day (ep- ep- + hémér(a) day + -os adj. suffix) + -al1]

e·phem'er·al'i·ty, e·phem'er·al·ness n., e·phem'er·al·ly adv.

Day"fly`\ (d[=a]"fl[imac]`), n. (Zo["o]l.) A neuropterous insect of the genus Ephemera and related genera, of many species, and inhabiting fresh water in the larval state; the ephemeral fly; -- so called because it commonly lives but one day in the winged or adult state. See Ephemeral fly, under Ephemeral.

1. (Med.) A fever of one day's continuance only.

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philippic
Phi·lip·pic [fi-lip-ik] –noun 1. any of the orations delivered by Demosthenes, the Athenian orator, in the 4th century b.c., against Philip, king of Macedon.
2. (lowercase) any speech or discourse of bitter denunciation.
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[Origin: 1585–95; < L Philippicus < Gk Philippikós. See Philip, -ic]


ges·tic·u·late [je-stik-yuh-leyt] verb, -lat·ed, -lat·ing.
–verb (used without object) 1. to make or use gestures, esp. in an animated or excited manner with or instead of speech.
–verb (used with object) 2. to express by gesturing.
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ges·tic·u·la·tive, ges·tic·u·la·to·ry Audio Help /dʒɛˈstɪkyələˌtɔri, -ˌtoʊri/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[je-stik-yuh-luh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation, adjective
ges·tic·u·la·tor, noun
—Synonyms 1. gesture, motion, wave, signal.
v. ges·tic·u·lat·ed, ges·tic·u·lat·ing, ges·tic·u·lates
v. intr. To make gestures especially while speaking, as for emphasis.
v. tr. To say or express by gestures.
ges·tic'u·la'tive adj., ges·tic'u·la'tor n., ges·tic'u·la·to'ry (-lə-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē) adj.
adjective: making gestures while speaking; "her gesticulating hands and arms made words almost unnecessary"

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Karmic karma [kahr-muh]
–noun 1. Hinduism, Buddhism. action, seen as bringing upon oneself inevitable results, good or bad, either in this life or in a reincarnation: in Hinduism one of the means of reaching Brahman. Compare bhakti (def. 1), jnana.
2. Theosophy. the cosmic principle according to which each person is rewarded or punished in one incarnation according to that person's deeds in the previous incarnation.
3. fate; destiny.
4. the good or bad emanations felt to be generated by someone or something.
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Origin:
1820–30; < Skt: nom., acc. sing. of karman act, deed


vitriolic (from Vitriol - something highly caustic or severe in effect, as criticism.
–verb (used with object))
vit·ri·ol·ic [vi-tree-ol-ik] –adjective 1. of, pertaining to, or resembling vitriol.
2. obtained from vitriol.
3. very caustic; scathing: vitriolic criticism.
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---Synonyms 3. acid, bitter.
—Antonyms 3. bland, mild.
vit·ri·ol·ic adj. Bitterly scathing; caustic: vitriolic criticism.
1. harsh or corrosive in tone; "an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose"; "a barrage of acid comments"; "her acrid remarks make her many enemies"; "bitter words"; "blistering criticism"; "caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics"; "a sulfurous denunciation"; "a vitriolic critique"
2. of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action [syn: caustic]

Vitriolic Vit`ri*ol"ic\, a. [Cf. F. vitriolique.] (Chem.) Of or pertaining to vitriol; derived from, or resembling, vitriol; vitriolous; as, a vitriolic taste. Cf. Vitriol.

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Threnody = thren·o·dy [thren-uh-dee] –noun, plural -dies.
a poem, speech, or song of lamentation, esp. for the dead; dirge; funeral song.
[Origin: 1615–25; < Gk thrénōidía, equiv. to thrên(os) dirge + -ōid() song (see ode) + -ia -y3]

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threnode Threne, and Ode.] A song of lamentation; a threnode. --Sir T. Herbert. (Websters)
threnody noun a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person [syn: dirge] (Princeton University Online Dic)
threnodies n. pl.
thre·no·di·al [thri-noh-dee-uhl] thre·no'di·al (thrə-nō'dē-əl)
threnodic [thri-nod-ik] adjective thre·nod'ic (-nŏd'ĭk) adj.
thren·o·dist [thren-uh-dist] noun thren'o·dist n.
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.
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thren·o·dy (thrěn'ə-dē)
A poem or song of mourning or lamentation.
[Greek thrēnōidiā : thrēnos, lament + aoidē, ōidē, song; see ode.]
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threnody "song of lamentation," 1634, from Gk. threnodia, from threnos "dirge, lament," + oide "ode." Gk. threnos probably is from a PIE imitative base meaning "to murmur, hum;" cf. O.E. dran "drone," Goth. drunjus "sound," Gk. tenthrene "a kind of wasp."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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