if you can't say anything nice... Flashcards
1
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censure
A
official condemnation, harsh criticism
2
Q
calumny
A
slander, false accusation
3
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diatribe
A
malicious criticism or abuse
4
Q
caustic
A
corrosive, sarcastic
5
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repudiate
A
to cast off publicly
6
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derogatory
A
disparaging, belittling
7
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admonish
A
to reprimand mildly
8
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disparage
A
to belittle, to demean
9
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impugn
A
to attack as untrue, to refute by argument
10
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malediction
A
a curse
11
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denigrate
A
to attack the character of, to disparage
12
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harangue
A
a long, critical, and pompous speech
13
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pejorative
A
tending to make worse
