Vocab Lesson 7 Flashcards
1
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Aspersions
A
Attacks on a persons character or honesty; damaging or unfavorable remarks
2
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Compunctions
A
A strong uneasiness caused by a sense of guilt; a sting of conscience of pang or guilt
3
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Derision
A
Hateful or mocking laughter; ridicule
4
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disapprobation
A
Moral disapproval
5
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Ostracize
A
To banish or exclude from a group; to shun
6
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Rebuke
A
To criticize sharply
Strong criticism
7
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Revulsion
A
A sudden, intense feeling of disgust
8
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Scurrilous
A
Vulgar, coarse, or abusive in expression; foul-mouthed
9
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Spurn
A
To reject scornfully
10
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Vitriolic
A
Intensely and bitterly harsh; stinging
