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71scorch — /skawrch/, v.t. 1. to affect the color, taste, etc., of by burning slightly: The collar of the shirt was yellow where the iron had scorched it. 2. to parch or shrivel with heat: The sun scorched the grass. 3. to criticize severely. 4. Mach. burn1 …
72Plomer, William — ▪ South African writer born Dec. 10, 1903, Transvaal, S.Af. died Sept. 21, 1973, Lewes, East Sussex, Eng. South African born British man of letters, whose writing covered many genres: poetry, novels, short stories, memoirs, and even opera… …
73intellectuals and academics — Since the late 1970s China’s intellectuals have presented themselves in public as university based academics, first fighting to establish some social autonomy from the Maoist state, then trying to reform it, and currently trying to find a social… …
74Timonist — 1. adjective Of a form of bitter misanthropy related to Timonism, like . Marston poses as the Timonist malcontent satirist ready to excoriate the world for its follies. Syn: Timonean, Timonian See Also …
75anathematize — verb To cause to be, or to declare as, an anathema or evil. These are the fellows that some officers never pretend to damn, however much they may anathematize others. Syn: condemn, damn, deprecate, excoriate, vilify …
76tear a strip off somebody — verb To scold vigorously. The boss tore a strip off him for arriving late to the meeting. Syn: excoriate, give somebody a dressing down, haul somebody over the coals, give somebody a telling off, read somebody the riot act, tell somebody off …
77skin — 1. noun /skɪn/ a) The outer protective layer of the body of any animal, including of a human. b) The outer protective layer of the fruit of a plant. Syn: dermis …
78light into — verb a) To attack physically. [H]e lit into that horse with his whip. b) To attack verbally; scold. Father grabbed the two guns and told me to light into the other man. I jumped on him and started choking him …
79World of Eberron — Eneko redirects here. For the Spanish triathlete, see Eneko Llanos. The World of Eberron consists of a number of features for the Eberron campaign setting for the Dungeons Dragons fantasy role playing game. Contents 1 Setting 1.1 Cosmology …
80The Real World: Los Angeles — Title frame Format Reality Created by Jonathan Murray Mary Ellis Bunim …
