Plain brewed coffee contains almost no calories, while coffee with dairy products, sugar, and other flavorings is much higher in calories. An espresso has 20 calories. A nonfat latte has 72, while a flavored one has 134.
EXCORIATE
condemn, reprobate, decry, objurgate, excoriate
(verb) express strong disapproval of; “We condemn the racism in South Africa”; “These ideas were reprobated”
chafe, excoriate
(verb) tear or wear off the skin or make sore by abrading; “This leash chafes the dog’s neck”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
excoriate (third-person singular simple present excoriates, present participle excoriating, simple past and past participle excoriated)
(transitive) To wear off the skin of; to chafe or flay.
Synonyms: abrade, chafe, flay
(transitive, figuratively) To strongly denounce or censure.
Synonyms: condemn, disparage, reprobate, tear a strip off
Anagrams
• exoterica
Source: Wiktionary
Ex*co"ri*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Excoriated;p. pr. & vb. n. excoriating.] Etym: [L. excoriare; ex out + corium hide. cf. Scourge; see Cuirass.]
Definition: To strip or wear off the skin of; to abrade; to gall; to break and remove the cuticle of, in any manner, as by rubbing, beating, or by the action of acrid substances.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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LIGHT
(adjective) having relatively few calories; “diet cola”; “light (or lite) beer”; “lite (or light) mayonnaise”; “a low-cal diet”
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