2.10 If You Can't Say Anyhthing Nice... Flashcards
Be thou as chaste as ice, as pure as snow, thou shalt not escape CALUMNY.
Slander, false accusation
C
CENSURE the Sudanese government over Darfur at the Security Council have been effectively wrecked by the Chinese.
Official condemnation, harsh criticism
(Censor Roman supervisor for morals)
C
I won’t bother repeating his words, suffice to say they are the usual offensive DIATRIBE.
Malicious criticism or abuse
(Dia- through + tribein to rub)
D
CAUSTIC for eyes and skin Avoid contact with strong acids.
Corrosive, sarcastic
C
Baptist ministers indignantly REPUDIATEd the idea that the Baptist churches are composed of the poor of the world.
To cast of publicly
(Repudium divorce)
R
The children were coached not to cry or ask questions, and above all to say nothing DEROGATORY about Saddam.
Disparaging, belittling
(De- down, away)
D
Mommy puts Sammy down while gently ADMONISHing her to be more careful.
To reprimand mildly
(Ad- to + monere to warn)
A
The reforms needed to be pushed through with real gusto, yet it was common for Gorbachev to DISPARAGE in his remarks about trade.
To belittle; to demean
(Dis- apart+ dictus declared)
D
So, even if Adams has effectively criticized a particular version of the indirect approach, he has not thereby IMPUGNed our approach.
To attack as untrue, to refute by argument
(In- against + pugn to fight)
I
I said: Because you have invoked curse and hurled MALEDICTION upon both of them.
A curse
(Mal- bad + dictus declared)
M
Note, I do not DENIGRATE the good intentions of those who gave birth to these abject social policy failures.
To attack the character of, to disparage
D
Under the scathing criticism of the opposition the pent-up fury of the original speaker vented itself into a fiery HARANGUE.
A long, critical, and pompous speech
H
The senator suggested that discussing the issue dispassionately would be more productive than slinging PEJORATIVE personal comments.
Tending to make worse
(Pejor worse)
P
The process of demonization includes generalization, hyperbole, lies and outright SLANDER at times.
False comments that injure another’s reputation
(Scandalum scandal)
S