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lesson 10 gr 10

lesson 10 gr 10 Vocabulary 10 gr 10

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Bitter or sharp in language or tone acrimonious adjective from Latin acrimonia, "sharpness"
to expose or make fun of a false claim debunk verb
insulting;belittling derogatory adjective from latin de- "away" + Rogare, "to ask"
to speak of in a disrespectful or slighting way; to belittle disparage verb from Latin dis-, "opposite of" +Old French parage,m "high birth"
to irritate or torment repeatedly harass verb
to attack or challenge as false or questionable impugn verb from Latin in-, "against" + pugnare, "to fight"
an indirect or subtle expression of something, usually negative; a hint innuendo noun from Latin innuendo, "by hinting"
abusive or strongly critical language invective noun from Latin in, "against" +vehere. "to carry"
to make vicious insulting comments about; to slander vilify verb from LAtin vilificare, "to hold cheap"
The students' disagreement over the theme of the dance became so a__________ that the faculty adviser called an end to the meeting. acrimonious sentence 1 acrimonious
During the final round of competition, the a________ between the rival debate teams intensified dramatically. acrimony sentence 2 acrrimonious derived noun
The parents c________ their child for running across the street without looking both ways first. chastised sentence 1 chastise(d)
Marie filed a complaint against her manager in response to his public c____________. chastisement sentence 2 chastise derived noun
The professor immediately d________ her colleague's new theory, pointing out the many false assumptions underlying his thesis. debunked sentence debunk(ed)
Not realizing that Dwayne was standing behind her, Ella made a d___________ comment about his taste in clothes. derogatory sentence derogatory
The novice golfer felt discouraged after the instructor d__________ his first efforts to hit the ball. disparaged sentence 1 disparage(d)
The student made d__________ remarks about the professor's requirement of rigid discipline in his classes. disparaging sentence 2 disparage derived adjective
The bullies who h_________ the smaller children on the playground by riuning their games were finally caught and punished. harassed sentence 1 harass(ed)
The landlord was charged with h________ for appearing at his tenants' places of employment to collect rent payments. harassment sentence 2 harass derived noun
In an effort to win the race, the congressional candidate i_________ his opponent's voting record, calling it favorable to special interests. impugned sentence impugn(ed)
For weeks after their big fight, exchange between the two sisters was filled with i___________. invective sentence invective
While some hailed the rebels as saviors, others v_______ them as violent and brutal. vilified sentence 1 vilify(ied)
The athlete was upset by the journalist's v___________ of his behavior, claiming she hadn't explained the whole story. vilification sentence 2 vilify derived noun
to expose as false debunk
to punish severely chastise
to slander vilify
abusive language invective
to attack as false or questionable impugn
to torment constantly harass
bitter in tone acrimonious
insulting;belittling derogatory
a subtle hint at something negative innuendo
to speak of disrespectfully disparage
to punish or criticize severely chastise verb
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