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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5
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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

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