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chasten
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To correct by punishment or reproof; take to task. OR restrain/subdue.
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cull
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To pick out from others; select. Gather or collect.
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deride
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To speak of or treat with contemptuous mirth.
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derogatory
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Disparaging; belittling: a derogatory comment.
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dissent
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To differ in opinion or feeling; disagree.
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harangue
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A long pompous speech, especially one delivered before a gathering.
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imprecation
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The act of imprecating.
A curse. |
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malediction
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The calling down of a curse.
A curse. Slander. |
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repudiate
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To reject emphatically as unfounded, untrue, or unjust: repudiated the accusation.
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taunt
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To reproach in a mocking, insulting, or contemptuous manner. Synonyms-ridicule.
To drive or incite (a person) by taunting. |