vocab 5

Censure

to condemn severely for doing something bad

rebuff

to snub; to reject

misdemeanor

minor crime

deride

to ridicule; to laugh at contemptuously

abdicate

to step down from a position of power or reponsibility

repel

drive away; disgust

enfranchise

to grant privileges of citizenship, especially the right to vote

repulsion

distaste; act of driving back

dissent

to disagree; to withhold approval

shun

keep away from

vilify

slander

disparage

to belittle; to say uncomplimentary things about, usually in a somewhat indirect way

flout

to disregard something out of disrespect

detraction

slandering; aspersion

slander

to speak badly about someone publicly; to defame; to spread malicious rumor

condemn

to censure; sentence; force or limit to a particular state

berate

to scold strongly

harass

to attack repeatedly; to torment or pester

castigate

to criticize severely; to chastise

chastise

to inflict punishment on; to discipline

dilapidated

broken-down; fallen into ruin

assail

to attack vigorously

debilitate

to weaken; to cripple

militant

combative; bellicose

negate

to cancel out; nullify; deny the truth of

ordeal

severe trial or affliction

reprimand

stern reproof; official rebuke

reproach

to scold, usually in disappointment; to blame; to disgrace

chide

to scold

exhort

to urge strongly; to give a serious warning to

invalidate

to weaken; destroy

deplore

to regret; to condemn; to lament

reprove

to criticize mildly

decry

to put down; to denounce

traduce

expose to slander

dissuade

to persuade not to

deprecate

to express disapproval of

reprisal

retaliation; revenge; counterattack

grievance

cause of complaint

recrimination

a bitter counteraccusation, or the act of making a bitter counteraccusation

defame

to libel or slander; to ruin the good name of

cavil

to quibble; to raise trivial objections

tirade

extended scolding denunciation; harangue

hypercritical

excessively exactly

denounce

to condemn

omit

to leave out or exclude

ailment

a sickness; a minor illness

culprit

a guilty person