Rebarbative

rebarbative







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–adjective 

causing annoyance, irritation, or aversion; repellent. 





　

For Vicky and Cristina, the divorced couple are a vision of Heaven and Hell at the same time. Juan Antonio and Maria Elena can’t get along, 



but their rebarbative [effect] 

on 

each other produces some good paintings. 



Is the art that emerges worth all the mess? The answer Allen offers is a tentative yes. One is meant to emerge from "Vicky Cristina Barcelona" believing that happiness may be elusive, even impossible, but that 



[life] has a richness 

greater than one’s [personal] satisfaction. 



There’s something stronger in the air—a largeness of spirit, as well as abundant physical beauty. The characters may suffer, but the filmmaker exults.





loath (a.) (extreme) 

averse (a.) (long-held, not strong)

averse [to] [an idea]

averse [to] [getting] up early

I could've lived without Philip Seymour Hoffman as the centerpiece planet with two handfuls of wonderful female actors in his orbit but my Nicolas Cage [aversion] didn't stop me from [digging] Kaufman's Adaptation at first.

cf. 

advert (refer to, stuffy)



spurn (reject, kick)

but he can't bear the thought of Dante [abandoning him], so he acts like a spurned [girlfriend], unconsciously scheming to sabotage his pal's [impending] departure. 

icky (repulsive)



probity

mistakes [self-righteousness] for [probity].

Detest