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10 Cards in this Set
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Dissent
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verb or noun (Dissension, dissenter, dissenting)
The vote was not unanimous since one person DISSENTED. -to object, disagree, or differ Wat might cause dissension at BHS: the rules |
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Repudiate
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verb (repudiation)
The tobacco executive REPUDIATED his former support for the industry -to disown, renounce, or reject EX: u need to have to it reject (repudiate religion) |
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Harangue
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noun (haranguer, haranguing)
The politician delivered a boring HARANGUE on family value. -a long, noisy, ranting speech - often pompous or scolding EX: parents might give harangue |
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Chasten
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verb (chastise)
The harangue did not CHASTEN the audience who continued to misbehave. -to punish in order to correct; to subdue or restrain from excess EX: grounding from parents |
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Malediction
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noun (maledictory)---> adjective
The MALEDICTIONS uttered during his harangue caused us to repudiate him - a curse or calling down evil upon someone; evil talk or slander EX: |
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Imprecation
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(noun) imprecate, imprecatory
In The Odyssey, the Cyclops howls IMPRECATIONS at the man who blinded him -a curse or plea or prayer for evil or imsfortune (a middleman involve.. someone else is doing the damage) EX: "i wish u get into an accident" |
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Taunt
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verb (taunting, tauntingly)
The receiver TAUNTED his oppenet by shoving the ball in his face -to mock, ridicule, jeer at, reproach scornfully (from person to person) EX: muhamad ali |
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Deride
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verb (derision, derisive, derisively
During his harangue, he DERIDED the reputation of his political opponent -to mock, ridicule, or laugh at with contempt (hatred) |
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Derogatory
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(adjective) Derogate, derogation, gerogatorily
He derided him with his DEROGATORY remarks -belittling, disdainful, or tending to lessen in value EX: like racial comments, seniors telling freshmen |
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Cull
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verb (none)
We CULLED the bruised apples from the perfect ones. -to separate out as ueless; to gather, choose., or collect EX: like culling the deer who rn't in use anymore, hitler culling the minorities |
