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#001 Excoriate - #002 Iconoclast
This week's words are:
001: EXCORIATE
ex·co·ri·ate
[ikˈskôrēˌāt, ekˈskôrēˌāt]
Post-College Level
verb
To denounce or berate severely; flay verbally.
To strip off or remove the skin from.
002: ICONOCLAST
i·con·o·clast[ ahy-kon-uh-klast ]
College Level
noun
A person who attacks cherished beliefs, traditional institutions, etc., as being based on error or superstition.
A breaker or destroyer of images, especially those set up for religious veneration.
001: EXCORIATE
ex·co·ri·ate
[ikˈskôrēˌāt, ekˈskôrēˌāt]
Post-College Level
verb
To denounce or berate severely; flay verbally.
To strip off or remove the skin from.
002: ICONOCLAST
i·con·o·clast
College Level
noun
A person who attacks cherished beliefs, traditional institutions, etc., as being based on error or superstition.
A breaker or destroyer of images, especially those set up for religious veneration.
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