TW: 10-19 Flashcards

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Starke

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Plain, harsh, simple, bare, bleak

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Strident

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Harsh, shrill, cruel

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Terse

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Brief, short almost rude

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Admonishing

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  1. To caution, advise, or counsel something. 2. To reprove or scold in a mild good willed manner.
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Acerbic

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Sour or astringent in taste, biting shar sting, cruel to burn.

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Austere

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Stern, strict, frugal, unadorned

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Derisive

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Contemptuous, mocking

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Scornful

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Contempt or disdain felt toward a person or object considered despicable or unworthy.

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Rancorous

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Bitter, rankling resentment or ill will, hatred, malice

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