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Polemic

[noun,adjective] 
MEANING: 

1. (n.) a debate, controversy or argument
2. (n.) one who is controversial or polemic
3. (adj.) controversial, debatable or argumentative
4. (adj.) pertaining to or of a dispute or controversy

Presage

[noun,intransitive verb,transitive verb] 
MEANING: 

1. (n.) an omen, prediction or intuition
2. (tr. v.) to predict, warn or foretell
3. (intr. v.) to have a premonition or to foretell

Propensity

[noun] 
MEANING: 

1. an innate tendency, preference or inclination

Pungent

[adjective] 
MEANING: 

1. having an irritating or acrid sensation
2. sharp, caustic or penetrating

Reprehensible 

[noun,adjective] 
MEANING:

1. blameworthy or deserving rebuke