Lesson 7Claudia Aliff & Alfredo Melero

Criticism

Aspersions

noun From Latin ad-, “at; toward” + spargere, “to strew”

Attack on a person’s character or honesty; damaging or unfavorable remarks.

Compunction

noun From Latin com-, “together” + pungere, “to prick”

A strong uneasiness caused by a sense of guilt; a sting of conscience or pang of guilt.

Derision

noun From Latin de-, “completely” + ridere, “to laugh at”

Hateful or mocking laughter; ridicule.

Disapprobation

noun From Latin dis-, “not” + ab-, “to” + probare, “to test”

Moral disapproval

Ostracize

verb From Greek ostrakon, “shell; potsherd”

To banish or exclude from a group; to shun.

Rebuke

From Latin re-, “back” + Old French buker, “to strike or chop wood”

verb To criticize sharply

noun Strong criticism

Revulsion

noun From Latin re-, “back” + vellere, “to tear”

A sudden, intense feeling of disgust.

Scurrilous

adjective From Latin scurra, “buffoon”

Vulgar, coarse, or abusive in expression; foul-mouthed

Spurn

verb From Old English spurnan, “to kick; to strike against”

To reject scornfully

Vitriolic

adjective From Latin vitreolus, “of glass”

Intensely and bitterly harsh; stinging