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.
REMONSTRATE
remonstrate
(verb) argue in protest or opposition
remonstrate, point out
(verb) present and urge reasons in opposition
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
remonstrate (third-person singular simple present remonstrates, present participle remonstrating, simple past and past participle remonstrated)
(intransitive) To object; to express disapproval (with, against).
(intransitive, chiefly, historical) Specifically, to lodge an official objection (especially by means of a remonstrance) with a monarch or other ruling body.
(transitive, often with an object consisting of direct speech or a clause beginning with that) To state or plead as an objection, formal protest, or expression of disapproval.
To point out; to show clearly; to make plain or manifest; hence, to prove; to demonstrate.
Synonyms
• demur, expostulate
Anagrams
• natrometers
Source: Wiktionary
Re*mon"strate (-strt), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Remonstrated (-str; p. pr. & vb. n. Remonstrating.] Etym: [LL. remonstratus, p. p. of remonstrare to remonstrate; L. pref. re- + monstrare to show. See Monster.]
Definition: To point out; to show clearly; to make plain or manifest; hence, to prove; to demonstrate. [Obs.] Jer. Taylor. I will remonstrate to you the third door. B. Jonson.
Re*mon"strate, v. i.
Definition: To present and urge reasons in opposition to an act, measure, or any course of proceedings; to expostulate; as, to remonstrate with a person regarding his habits; to remonstrate against proposed taxation. It is proper business of a divine to state cases of conscience, and to remonstrate against any growing corruptions in practice, and especially in principles. Waterland.
Syn.
– Expostulate, Remonstrate. These words are commonly interchangeable, the principal difference being that expostulate is now used especially to signify remonstrance by a superior or by one in authority. A son remonstrates against the harshness of a father; a father expostulates with his son on his waywardness. Subjects remonstrate with their rulers; sovereigns expostulate with the parliament or the people.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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