Definition: (verb) Censure severely.
Synonyms: castigate, chasten, objurgate, correct.
Usage: She chastised him for his insensitive remarks about her weight until he was the one crying.
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statecraft
Definition: (noun) The art of conducting public affairs.
Synonyms: statesmanship, diplomacy.
Usage: Only through superior statecraft was he able to avoid a war while simultaneously achieving favorable trade conditions.
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subaltern
Definition: (adjective) Inferior in rank or status.
Synonyms: junior-grade, lower-ranking, petty, secondary, lowly.
Usage: The subaltern officer stood at attention as his superiors examined the floor he had just finished scrubbing.
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siriasis
Definition: (noun) Sudden prostration due to exposure to the sun or excessive heat.
Synonyms: insolation, sunstroke, thermic fever.
Usage: We were stranded in the desert, and it was not long before members of our party began exhibiting signs of siriasis.
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