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41 Cards in this Set
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Criticize
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calumny
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defame
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castigate
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inflict severe punishment
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chastise
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beat/punish
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deride
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treat with contemtous mirth
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derogate
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deviate from a standard
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diatribe
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bitter abusive denunciation
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harangue
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A speech or piece of writing characterized by strong feeling or expression; a tirade
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lambaste
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To give a thrashing to; beat
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To scold sharply; berate.
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oppugn
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To oppose, contradict, or call into question.
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rebuke
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To criticize or reprove sharply; reprimand.
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To check or repress.
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Atone
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agree
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make amend
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Vituperate
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rebuke
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criticize
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Diaparage
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belittle
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decry
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reduce in esteem
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bilk
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cheat
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To evade payment of: bilk one's debts.
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To defraud, cheat, or swindle: made millions bilking wealthy clients on art sales.
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To elude.
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parody
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spoof
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eride, disparage, distort,
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Prevaricate
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To stray from or evade the truth;.
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equivocate
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To avoid making an explicit statement.
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be deliberately ambiguous
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unclear in order to mislead or withhold information
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[syn: beat around the bush, tergiversate, prevaricate, palter]
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peruse
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To read or examine
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typically with great care.
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Profligate
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Extravagant
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Bad
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Spendthrift
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Rake
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Prodigal
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Reprobate
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Debauched
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