Hot SAT Words

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Hot SAT Words

• Lessons
• 11-20

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LESSON 12

• Criticizing
• Disapproving
• Scolding

You should NOT have done that!
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BERATE

• Vb. To rebuke or scold in a harsh tone

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BERATE

• Her parents often BERATED her, but when the
  scoldings took place in front of her friends,
  Lulu was humiliated!

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CASTIGATE

• Vb. To scold or punish severely

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CASTIGATE

• The policeman not only issued him a ticket,
  but CASTIGATED him for passing a stopped school
  bus.

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Dont confuse CASTIGATE with
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CENSURE

• Vb. To criticize strongly

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CENSURE

• For harassing his secretary, Mr. Packwood was
  CENSURED, but not fired, from his job.

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CENSURED

• NOT to be confused with
• CENSORED

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CENSORED
__
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CHASTISE

• Vb. To punish or scold harshly.

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CHASTISE

• I was CHASTISED for driving the car across the
  golf course.

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DEPRECATE

• Vb. To
• show mild disapproval

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DEPRECATE

• Although I tried very hard this semester, Mrs.
  Shivers didnt think I tried hard enough and
  DEPRECATED my efforts to improve.

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IMPUGN

• Vb. To oppose or attack someone or something as
  false or refutable

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IMPUGN

• The scandal IMPUGNED the reputation of the judge.

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This sign IMPUGNS your intelligence
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REBUFF

• Vb. To snub to bluntly refuse

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REBUFF

• Grants initial request for a raise was
  . However,
• he got the money
• the second time he asked.

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REBUKE

• Vb. To reprimand sharply N. a sharp reprimand

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REBUKE

• Sarah continued to bite her nails in spite of her
  mothers repeated REBUKES.

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REPROVE

• Vb. To speak in a disapproving manner to scold

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REPROVE

• Mrs. Shivers said REPROVINGLY, You may have a
  great explanation, but there IS no excuse for
  failing to do your work!

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UPBRAID

• Vb. To chide to scold bitterly

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UPBRAID

• Vb. Mrs. Shivers UPBRAIDED the class for
  scoring poorly on the practice PSAT test.