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1 LESSON 14: CRITICISM HONORS ENGLISH I VOCABULARY

2 ACRIMONIOUS (adjective) Bitter and ill-natured in language and tone. Example: Grumpy, a dwarf in Snow White, has an acrimonious disposition, but he is still loveable.

3 CHASTISE (trans verb) a. To punish for misbehavior or wrongdoing. b. To criticize severely. Example: Delores Umbridge chastises students incessantly for minor infractions, particularly Harry Potter.

4 DEROGATORY (adjective)Detracting from the character or standing of someone or something; expressive of a low opinion; disdainful. Example: Draco Malfoy calls Hermione the derogatory name “mud blood.”

5 DISPARAGE (trans verb) a. To speak of as unimportant or inferior; belittle. b. To lower in rank or reputation. Example: The evil queen’s disparaging remarks about her servants left them feeling inferior.

6 HARASS (trans verb) a. To bother or torment repeatedly and persistently. b. To carry out repeated attacks or raids against. Example: Poor Cinderella had to endure her stepmother’s and stepsisters’ harassment for years.

7 IMPUGN (trans verb) a. To criticize or refute by argumentation. b. To oppose as false or withdrawn; cast doubt on. Example: In five minutes of cross-examination, the attorney had impugned the defendant’s testimony.

8 INNUENDO (noun) a. A roundabout, often spiteful reference to someone or something not named; an insinuation. b. An indirect suggestion meant to discredit a person. Example: Many Hollywood gossip columnists spread celebrity rumors by innuendo.

9 INVECTIVE (noun) Sharp, harsh, insulting words used to attack; violent denunciation or abuse. Example: Edgar Allan Poe often wrote invective remarks about his writing contemporaries.

10 REPROVE (trans verb) a. To scold or correct, usually gently and with kindly intent. b. To express disapproval of. Example: I often have to reprove my cats for jumping on the kitchen counters. (They still don’t listen.)

11 VILIFY (trans verb) To utter slanderous and abusive statements against; defame; speak evil of. Example: Hans tried to vilify Elsa against Anna in Frozen, but it did not work.


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