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reprimand
Rep+rimand(Remand) when police take remand of someone, they Scold them harshly (Strong rebuke)
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a formal expression of disapproval.
synonyms: rebuke, reproof, admonishment, admonition, reproach, reproval, scolding, remonstration,
prodigious
:enormous, huge, colossal, immense, vast, great, massive, gigantic, mammoth, tremendous,
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. remarkably or impressively great in extent, size, or degree.
The root PRO- means 'in favor of'. The root DIGI- (e.g., digit) refers to numbers or quantity. So, PRODIGIOUS refers to a favorable (or great) number.
peculiar
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different to what is normal or expected; strange.
arbiter
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a person who settles a dispute or has ultimate authority in a matter.
discretionary
Discretionary means it's up to you to decide. Bathing regularly is a discretionary act, so you can opt not to do it if you want; note, however, that your friends might disagree with us on this.
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available for use at the discretion of the user.
incumbent
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necessary for (someone) as a duty or responsibility.
munificent
If you give your best friend a bracelet for her birthday, then you’re a good friend. If you give her a diamond bracelet, a racehorse, and an oil well, then you’re amunificent friend, meaning you are very lavish when it comes to giving gifts.
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characterized by or displaying great generosity.
averred
allege as a fact in support of a plea
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To aver is to declare something is true or to state. This verb has a serious tone, so you might aversomething on a witness stand or you might aver that you won't back down to a challenge.
scramble
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make one's way quickly or awkwardly up a steep gradient or over rough ground by using one's hands as well as one's feet.
indulgence
satisfaction, satisfying, gratification, gratifying, fulfilment, fulfilling, satiation, appeasement,
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the action or fact of indulging.

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