GRE vocabulary

Vituperate

To blame or insult (someone) in strong or violent language.

Example

"The coach would often vituperate his players after a particularly poor performance."

From Latin vituperatus, past participle of vituperare 'to blame, censure', from vitium 'fault' + parare 'to prepare, arrange'.

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