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Vocab 07
Vocabulary Lesson 07 - Criticism
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Aspersions | Attacks on a person's character or honesty; damaging or unfavorable remarks. |
| Compunction | A strong uneasiness caused by a sense of guild; a sting of conscience or pang of guilt. |
| Derision | Hateful or mocking laughter; ridicule. |
| Disapprobation | Moral disapproval. |
| Ostracize | To banish or exclude from a group; to shun. |
| Rebuke | To criticize sharply. Strong criticism. |
| Revulsion | A sudden, intense feeling of disgust. |
| Spurn | To reject forcefully. |
| Vitriolic | Intensely and bitterly harsh; stinging. |
| Scurrilous | Vulgar, course, or abusive in expression; foul-mouthed. |