Lesson 10: If You Cant Say Anything Nice... Flashcards by Jennifer Hu | Brainscape

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Calumny

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(n) slander; false accusation

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Diatribe

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(n) malicious criticism or abuse

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Caustic

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(adj) corrosive; sarcastic

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Repudiate

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(v) to cast off publicly

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Derogatory

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(adj) disparaging; belittling

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Admonish

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(v) to reprimand mildly

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Disparage

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(v) to belittle; to demean

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Impugn

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(v) to arrack as untrue; to refute by argument

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Malediction

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(n) a curse

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Denigrate

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(v) to attack the character of; to disparage

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Harangue

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(n) a long, critical, and pompous speech

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Pejorative

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(adj) tending to make worse

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Slander

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(n) false comments that injure another’s reputation

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Censure

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(n) official condemnation; harsh criticism

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