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Berate

to scold severely

Bland

soothing; unexciting; uninteresting

Charlatan

a fraud

Fracas

a disorderly uproar; a noisy quarrel

Fruition

the achievement or accomplishment of something desired or worked on

Motley

having a great variety; a mixture

Probity

uprightness; proven honesty

Remunerate

to pay someone for work or for a loss; reward

Sinuous

characterized by many turns or twists; supple in movement

Terse

free of unnecessary words; concise in a smooth way