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Vocabulary 12
Ms.Hahn RWS
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| berate | to scold; rebuke: to yell at (someone) : to criticize (someone) in a loud and angry way |
| castigate | to criticize or reprimand severely. to punish in order to correct. |
| censure | strong or vehement expression of disapproval: an official reprimand, as by a legislative body of one of its members. |
| chastise | to discipline, especially by corporal punishment. to criticize severely. Archaic. to restrain; chasten. Archaic. to refine; purify. |
| deprecate | to express earnest disapproval of. to urge reasons against; protest against (a scheme, purpose, etc.). to depreciate; belittle. Archaic. to pray for deliverance from. |
| impugn | to challenge as false (another's statements, motives, etc.); cast doubt upon. Archaic. to assail (a person) by words or arguments; vilify. Obsolete. to attack (a person) physically. |
| rebuff | a blunt or abrupt rejection, as of a person making advances. a peremptory refusal of a request, offer, etc.; snub. a check to action or progress. |
| rebuke | to express sharp, stern disapproval of; reprove; reprimand. to express sharp, stern disapproval of; reprove; reprimand. |
| reprove | to criticize or correct, especially gently: to disapprove of strongly; censure: Obsolete. to disprove or refute. |
| upbraid | to find fault with or reproach severely; censure: (of things) to bring reproach on; serve as a reproach to. |