AP Language and Comp Qtr 4 Vocab

assail (verb)

attack, assault

berate (verb)

scold harshly, criticize harshly

castigate (verb)

belittle, criticize severely

censorious (adj.)

harshly critical

censure (verb)

scold

chastise (verb)

criticize harshly for doing something wrong

chide (verb)

belittle, scold

consternation (noun)

dismay, anxiety

contempt (noun); contemptuous (adj.)

disdain, disrespect

contemptible (adj.)

despicable, heinous

culpable (adj.)

blameworthy, guilty

denigrate (verb)

belittle, disparage

deprecate (verb)

disapprove, belittle

deride (verb)

make fun of

derogatory (adj.)

disparaging, belittling

discount (verb)

disregard

disparage (verb)

belittle, deride, criticize

eulogy (noun); eulogize (verb)

praising speech typically after someone has died

extol (verb)

praise

laud (verb); laudatory (adj.)

praise

noxious (adj.)

poisonous, harmful

reprehensible (adj.)

disgraceful, dishonorable

reprimand (noun/verb)

criticism, rebuke

reproach (noun)

disgrace, scandal

scathing (adj.)

harshly critical

slight (verb/noun)

insult, snub

spurn (verb)

reject with contempt

tirade (noun)

critical speech

tout (verb)

brag, flaunt

affected (adj.)

haughty, pretentious

chagrin (noun)

mortification

complacency (noun); complacent (adj.)

self-satisfaction, smugness

conciliate (verb); conciliatory (adj.)

compromising, pacifying

degradation (noun)

humiliation, shame

flippant (adj.); flippancy (noun)

disrespectful

hubris (noun)

arrogance, excessive confidence

ignominy (noun); ignominious (adj.)

dishonor, humiliation

imperious (adj.)

arrogant

impudence (noun); impudent (adj.)

disrespectful, insolent

insolence (noun); insolent (adj.)

disrespectful, impolite

irreverent (adj.); irreverence (noun)

disrespectful

notoriety (noun); notorious (adj.)

infamous, ill-fame

obstinate (adj.); obstinacy (noun)

stubborn(ness)

recalcitrant (adj.)

stubborn

wayward (adj.)

headstrong, rebellious