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rail

verb

To complain or criticize in harsh, angry language.

Complain bitterly

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inveigh rant fulminate rage denounce condemn

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rationalize

verb

To offer a seemingly reasonable explanation, sometimes to justify questionable conduct.

Explain away

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justify excuse explain away defend make excuses for

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remonstrate

verb

To protest or object with earnest reasoning.

Protest with reasons

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protest object argue expostulate complain

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rustic

adjective

Characteristic of country life or a simple rural style.

Rural in character

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rural countrified bucolic pastoral country-style

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