Lesson 7 Flashcards
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Derision
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Hateful or mocking laughter; ridicule
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Aspersions
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Attacks on a person’s character or honesty; damaging or unfavorable remarks
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Disapprobation
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Moral disapproval
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Ostracize
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To banish or exclude from a group, to shun
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Rebuke
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To criticize sharply
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Revulsion
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A sudden, intense feeling of disgust
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Scurrilous
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Vulgar, coarse, or abusive in expression; foul-mouthed
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Spurn
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To strike against
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Vitriolic
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Intensely or bitterly harsh; stinging
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Compunction
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A strong uneasiness caused by a sense of guilt; a sting of conosco or pang of guilt