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Tarnish- to lose or cause to lose the shine, esp by exposure to air or moisture resulting in surface oxidation; discolour s- stain,damange,smirch,blot a- Enhance ,shine
Strident - having or making a loud or harsh sound S: clamant , blatant,shrill A: sweet , dulcet, mellifuluous
2. Not allowing contradiction or refusal; imperative: The officer issued peremptory commands. 3. Having the nature of or expressing a command; urgent: The teacher spoke in a peremptory tone. 4. Offensively self-assured; dictatorial: a swaggering, peremptory manner.
Embargo - 1. A government order prohibiting the movement of merchant ships into or out of its
ports. 2. A prohibition by a government on certain or all trade with a foreign nation. 3. A prohibition; a ban: an embargo on criticism
S: ban , censor