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Acrimonious
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bitter and ill-natured in language and tone.
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Karen spoke ACRIMONIOUSLY when me and Brianna got back from McDonald's late
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Chastise
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punish for misbehavior or wrongdoing; to criticize severely.
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Nallely chastise was detention for a week for skipping school
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Derogatory
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criticizing severely or having disrespectful attitude.
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My mom always thinks Brianna is an derogatory person
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Disparage
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to speak of as unimportant or inferior; belittle. To lower in rank or reputation.
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Jessica always makes rude remarks about Nallely and tries to disparage her reputation
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Harass
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to bother or torment repeatedly and persistently; to carry out repeated attacks or raids against.
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Nallely got a secret admirer in the sixth grade and felt harassed by their notes
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Impugn
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(im-pune) - to criticize or refute by argumentation. To oppose as false or withdrawn; cast doubt on.
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Miguel evil treatment on Milo, causes Milo to impugn Miguel's intentions when he picks him up.
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Invective
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sharp, harsh insulting words used to attack; violent denunciation or abuse.
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Mahnoor was really good at giving invective rude comments.
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Reprove
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to scold or correct, usually gently and with kindly intent. To express disapproval of.
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Maria and the choir teacher always reprove the idea of cell phones in class. Kayli always reproves Nallely's English work.
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Vilify
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to utter slanderous and abusive statements against; defame; speak evil of.
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Hannah always makes vilifying statements about Cheyenne
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Innuendo
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a roundabout, often spiteful reference to someone or something not named; an insinuation. An indirect suggestion meant to discredit a person.
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A lot of people in tumblr make the mistake of making innuendo when not giving credit to the original writer
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