Today's OneWord: Augment

Charlotte tried to augment the color of her painting by applying more oil, but the canvas only became messier, and she threw her brush at the neon mess in a mix of frustration and despair. Then she headed to the kitchen. The cabinet was glowing with the bronze and orange sheens of the liquor bottles, holding citrus and hazelnut secrets within their glassy throats and stomachs. Charlotte pulled off one of the stoppers and drank deeply, quietly debating whether or not she desired to create an entire art presentation out of brandy and triple sec.

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