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10 Cards in this Set
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Dissent (V or N)
(Dissension, Sissenter, Dissenting) - the vote was not unanimous since on person DISSENTED |
To object, disagree, or differ
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Repudiate (v)
(Repudiation) - The tobacco execuive REPUDIATED his former support for the industry |
to disown, renounce, or reject
- to dissent is to object about something you have never had before - to repudiate is to reject do something about something you have had |
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Harangue (n)
(haranguer, haranguing) - The politician delivered a boring HARANGE on family values. |
a long, noisy, ranting speech- often pompous or scolding
- through the use of words.. verbal! |
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Chasten (V)
(chastise) - The harangue did not CHASTEN the audience who continued to misbehave |
to punish in order to correct to subdue or restrain from excess
-a harangue does not punish the intent is to chasten you |
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Malediction (n)
(maledictory) - The MALEDICTIONS uttered during his harangue caused us to repudiate him. |
a curse or calling down evil upon someone; evil talk or slander
- directly talking to another person... happens between people |
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Imprecation (N)
(imprecate, Imprecatory) - In the odyssey, the Cyclops howls IMPRECATIONS at the man who blinded him. |
a curse or plea or prayer for evil or misfortune
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Taunt (v)
(taunting, tauntingly) - The receiver TAUNTED his opponent by shoving the ball in his face. |
To mock, ridicule, jeer at, reproach scornfully
- done from person to person or person to living creature |
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Deride (V)
(derision, derisive, derisively) - During his harangue he DERIDED the reputation fo his political opponent. |
to mock, ridicule, or laugh at with contempt
- someone mocking something that they are doing or wearing not the actually person but something about them |
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Derogetory (ADJ)
(derogate, derogation, derogatorily) - He derided him with his DEROGATORY remarks. |
belittling, disdainful, or tending to lessen in value
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Cull (V)
(none) - We CULLED the bruised apples from the perfect ones. |
to separate out as useless; to gather, choose, or collect
- used with recycling |
