Taking a Licking
That heartless bully keeps picking on the special needs kid. He doesn't care how much it hurts him.
What is "callous"?
"Something must have crawled up inside you and died!"
What is "fetid"?
The bad-tempered ogre snarls at everyone, even little children.
What is "surly"?
"Your sentence will hereby be stricken from the record."
What is "expunged"?
"While I see your point, I can't help but question whether this supposed fact is true."
What is "dubious"?
"The waves repeatedly slammed the small sailing vessel against the rocks."
What is "buffeted"?
"I still feel the loss of my soulmate taken by disease at so young an age."
What is "bereft"?
"The Bible tells us that we can only be saved by grace, not by good works."
What is "dogma"?
"The nurse spent hours tending to the soldier's wounds."
What is providing "succor"?
The scientist slowly collected small sets of data over 20 years before proving that the disease could be cured.
What is "gleaned" knowledge?
"Shut your festering gob, you stupid twit. Your kind makes me puke..."
What is "berating"?
After repeatedly warning her husband to keep the freezer door closed, the wife felt justified when the steaks melted and spoiled.
What is "vindication"?
"The stories of drunken parties at that fraternity house have turned those men into beasts."
What is "debauch" or "debauchery"?
Peyton and Eli Manning seem like they show up at every commercial break.
What is "ubiquitous"?
Evidence discovered by explorers over time led to people finally accepting that the world is round and not flat.
What is "credence"?