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vituperative<br />

adj. abusive, calumniatory, calumnious, scurrilous, derogatory,<br />

belittling, depreciatory, depreciative, detractory,<br />

contemptuous, damning, denunciatory, denigrating, deprecatory,<br />

censorious, aspersive, defamatory, slanderous, libellous,<br />

castigatory, condemnatory, malign, scornful, withering, harsh,<br />

sardonic, sarcastic, biting, acid, contumelious, opprobrious,<br />

insulting, Formal vilipenditory, Colloq down-putting: Why<br />

should he have directed this vituperative speech at the very<br />

person whom he loves?<br />

vivacious adj. lively, spirited, sprightly, energetic, animated, brisk,<br />

ebullient, effervescent, bubbly, gay, cheerful, happy, blithe,<br />

jaunty, light-hearted, sunny, merry, high-spirited, buoyant,<br />

chipper, Colloq up, peppy, full of pep, full of beans, zippy:<br />

Had he not gone on the cruise, Michael would never have met the<br />

vivacious redhead who became his bride.<br />

vivid<br />

adj. 1 intense, strong, brilliant, fresh, bright, dazzling,<br />

lucid, rich, clear, colourful, glowing: Michel looked splendid<br />

in a silk dress of vivid yellow. 2 clear, detailed, sharp,<br />

realistic, graphic, true to life, lifelike, distinct, powerful,<br />

strong, memorable, dramatic, striking: It brought back to me<br />

vivid memories of our first meeting in 1985. 3 prolific,<br />

fruitful, fertile, fecund, inventive, creative: That kiss,<br />

which never took place, is a figment of Bagley's vivid<br />

imagination.<br />

22.4 vocalist...<br />

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=vocalist<br />

n. singer, soloist, choirboy, choir girl, choir member,<br />

chorus-boy, chorus girl, chorus-member, chorister, caroller;<br />

diva, prima donna, chanteuse; cantor, crooner; Colloq songbird,<br />

canary, thrush, nightingale: It was sung by a female vocalist<br />

with a high-pitched girlish voice.<br />

vocation n. calling, trade, m‚tier, business, profession, occupation,<br />

career, employment, job, pursuit, life's-work, life-work, line<br />

(of work), Slang bag, thing: I left university with no<br />

particular vocation in mind.

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