Chante's Gre Vocab

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Aspersion

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damaging or derogatory remark or criticism; slander

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Assail

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to attack vigorously or violently; assault; to attack with arguments, criticism, ridicule, abuse

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Belittle

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regard or portray as less impressive or important; depreciate; disparage

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Berate

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to scold; rebuke

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Calumny

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a false, malicious statement to injure the reputation of someone/something slander

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Castigate

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to criticize or reprimand severely; to punish in order to correct

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Decry

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to speak disparagingly; denounce as faulty or worthless; express censure of ; condemn

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Censure

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strong or vehement expression of disapproval; an official reprimand (n.) to criticize or reproach in a harsh or vehement manner. "The newspapers agreed in their censure of the tax proposal."

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Condemn

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to express unfavorable or adverse judgment on ; indicate strong disapproval of; censure; to pronounce to be guilty; sentence to punishment

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Defamation

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false or unjustified injury of someone's reputation, as by slander or libel

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Denounce

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To condemn or censure openly /publicly, formally accuse; to give formal notice of the termination or denial (treaty, pact, agreement)

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Deride/Derisive

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To laugh at in scorn or contempt; scoff or jeer at; mock

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Diatribe

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A bitter, sharply abusive denunciation, attack, or criticism

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Disparage

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Speak or treat slightingly, depreciate, belittle, to bring reproach or discredit upon, lower the estimation of

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Excoriate

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To denounce or berate severely; flay verbally

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Gainsay

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To deny, dispute, or contradict; to speak or act against; oppose

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Harangue

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A scolding or long, intense verbal attack; diatribe; long passionate speech

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Impugn

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To challenge as false (another's statements, motives) cast doubt upon

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Inveigh

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To protect strongly or attack vehemently with words; rail (usually followed by word "against")

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Lambaste

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To beat or whip severely; to reprimand or berate harshly; censure; excoriate

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Objurgate

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To reproach or denounce vehemently; upbraid harshly; berate sharply

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Obloquy

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Censure, blame or abusive language aimed at a person or thing, especially by numerous people; discredit, disgrace, or a bad repute from public blame

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Opprobrium

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The disgrace or the reproach incurred by conduct considered outrageously shameful; infamy; a cause or object of such disgrace or reproach

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Pillory

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To expose to public derision, ridicule, or abuse. "The candidate mercilessly pilloried his opponent."

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Rebuke

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To express sharp, stern, disapproval of; reprove; reprimand

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Remonstrate

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To say or plead in protest, objection, or disapproval, to present reasons in complaint, plead in protest

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Reprehend

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To reprove or find fault with; rebuke; censure; blame

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Reprobate

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(v.) To disapprove, condemn, or censure (adj.) rejected by God and beyond saving

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Reprove

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To criticize or correct, especially gently. "Reproval of a pupil

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Ancillary

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Subordinate, subsidiary (to assist or supplement); auxiliary (supplement); assisting.

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Bolster

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To support or uphold. "They bolstered their morale by singing."

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Corroborate

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To make more certain; confirm by way of providing evidence. "The detective needed another witness to corroborate the story."

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Countenance

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(n.) Appearance, expression of the face (v.) To permit or tolerate; to approve, support, encourage.

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Espouse

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To make one's own; adopt or embrace a cause; to marry

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Mainstay

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A person or thing that acts as a chief support or part. "Coffee is the mainstay of the country's economy."

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Munificent

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Extremely liberal in giving; very generous

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Proponent

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A person who argues in favor of something; an advocate; someone who supports a cause or doctrine

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Stalwart

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Strongly and stoutly built ; sturdy and robust; strong; brave; valiant; firm; steadfast; uncompromising

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Sustenance

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Means of sustaining life; nourishment

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Bilious

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Peevish; irritable; cranky; extremely unpleasant or distasteful

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Dudgeon

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A feeling of offense or resentment; anger

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Irascible

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Easily provoked to anger; very irritable

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Pettish

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Petulantly peevish

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Petulant

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Moved to or showing sudden, impatient, irritation, especially over some annoyance. "A petulant toss of the head."

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Pique

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To affect with sharp irritation and resentment, especially by some wound to pride. "She was greatly piqued when they refused her invitation."

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Querulous

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Full oc complaints; complaining; peevish

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Umbrage

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Offense; annoyance; displeasure. "To feel umbrage at a social snub."

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Waspish

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Quick to resent a trifling affront or injury; irascibly or petulantly spiteful

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Dilettante

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A person who takes up an art, activity for amusement; dabbler; amateur

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Fledgling

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A young bird; an inexperienced person

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Neophyte

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A beginner or novice

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Novitiate

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The state or period of being a beginner in anything; a novice

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Proselyte

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A person who has changed from one opinion, religion, to another; convert

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Tyro

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A beginner in learning anything; novice

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Burgeoning

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To grow or develop quickly; flourish. To begin to grow, as bud. "The town burgeoned into a city."

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Callow

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Immature or inexperienced. "A callow youth."

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Engender

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To produce, cause, or give rise to; to be produced or caused; come into existence. "Conditions for war were engendering in Europe."

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Inchoate

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Not yet completed or fully developed; rudimentary; just begun; incipient

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Incipient

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Beginning to exist or appear; in an initial stage.

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Nascent

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Beginning to exist or develop

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Reproach

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to find fault w/ (person,group); blame, censure; upbraid; to be a cause of blame or discredit. (v) Blame or censure conveyed in disapproval; disgrace. "To live above reproach."

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Revile

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To assail with contemptuous or opprobrious language; address or speak abusively.

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Tirade

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A prolonged outburst of bitter outspoken denunciation.

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Vituperate

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To use or address with harsh or abusive language; revile