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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. VAGOs. repulsive. Adjective Causing dislike Synonym: Disgusting Etymology:. morsel. noun A small portion or quantity Synonym: a bite, a smidgen Etymology:. infest. verb To occur in large numbers so as to be harmful in a troubling manner
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repulsive • Adjective • Causing dislike • Synonym: Disgusting • Etymology:
morsel • noun • A small portion or quantity • Synonym: a bite, a smidgen • Etymology:
infest • verb • To occur in large numbers so as to be harmful in a troubling manner • Synonym: overrun • Etymology: Latin infestare, from infestus hostile
colossal • Adjective • Extraordinarily large • Synonym: huge • Etymology: Latin, from Greek kolossos
alter • verb • To make or become different • Synonym: to change • Etymology: from Latin alter other (of two); akin to Latin alius other
culprit • noun • One who is guilty of some crime or misdeed • Synonym: offender • Etymology: • Anglo-French cul. (abbreviation of culpable guilty) • + • prest, prit ready (i.e., to prove it), • from Latin praestus
tamper • verb • To interfere or meddle in a way that causes harm • Synonym: • fiddle (with), fool (with), mess (with), monkey (with), play (with), tinker (with) • Etymology: temprer to temper, mix, meddle
chocolate • Noun • 1. a beverage made by mixing chocolate with water or milk • 2 : a food prepared from ground roasted cacao beans • 3 : a small candy with a center (as a fondant) and a chocolate coating • 4 : a brownish gray • Etymology: Spanish, from Nahuatl chocolātl, probably alteration of eastern Nahuatl dialect chikolātl, from chikolli hook (probably used to refer to the beater used to mix chocolate with water) + ātl water, liquid