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Lessons
11-20
LESSON # 12CriticizingDisapprovingScolding
You should NOT have done that!
BERATE
Vb. To rebuke or scold in a harsh tone
BERATEHer parents often
BERATED her, but when the scoldings took place in front of her friends, Lulu was humiliated!
CASTIGATE
Vb. To scold or punish severely
CASTIGATE
The policeman not only issued him a ticket, but CASTIGATED him for passing a stopped school bus.
Don’t confuse “CASTIGATE” with…
CENSURE
Vb. To criticize strongly
CENSUREFor harassing his secretary,
Mr. Packwood was CENSURED, but not fired, from his job.
“CENSURED”
NOT to be confused with
“CENSORED”
This example is
CHASTISE
Vb. To punish or scold harshly.
CHASTISE
I was CHASTISED for driving the car across the golf course.
DEPRECATEVb. To
show mild disapproval
DEPRECATEAlthough I tried very hard this semester, Mrs. Shivers didn’t think I tried hard enough and DEPRECATED my efforts to improve.
IMPUGNVb. To oppose or attack
someone or something as false or refutable
IMPUGN
The scandal IMPUGNED the reputation of the judge.
This sign IMPUGNS your intelligence
REBUFFVb. To snub; to bluntly refuse
REBUFFGrant’s initial request for a raise was . However,
he got the moneythe second time he asked.
REBUKE
Vb. To reprimand sharply; N. a sharp reprimand
REBUKESarah continued to bite her nails in spite of her mother’s repeated REBUKES.
REPROVE
Vb. To speak in a disapproving manner; to scold
REPROVEMrs. Shivers said
REPROVINGLY, “You may have a great explanation, but there IS no excuse for failing to do your work!”
UPBRAIDVb. To chide; to scold bitterly
UPBRAID Vb. Mrs. Shivers UPBRAIDED the class for scoring poorly on the practice PSAT test.