vituperation

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And beneath the vituperation was the telltale entreaty to Tanenhaus that he should exercise more judgment in his selection process if anyone wanted to take the

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  1. noun The act or an instance of vituperating; abusive censure.
  2. noun Sustained, harshly abusive language; invective.

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