today's word

lambaste \lam-BAYST\, transitive v:
1. To give a thrashing to; to beat severely.
2. To scold sharply; to attack verbally; to berate 

someone who spends most of his time lambasting his opponents for supporting the wrong ideas and the wrong courses of action.

 ubiquitous  

 adjective            

Existing or being everywhere, or in all places, at the same time.

In spite of the ubiquitous beggars, gypsies and 'naked urchins', Skopje was an attractive town in the early part of the century.