SAT words 1-49
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 acclaim | enthusiastic approval |
| applaud | to show approval, especially by clapping hands |
| commend | express a good opinion of |
| eulogize | praise formally and eloquently |
| exalt | praise, glorify, or honor, raise in rank, character, or status |
| extol | to praise extravagantly |
| flatter | praise somewhat dishonestly |
| hail | enthusiastic greeting |
| laud | to praise; to applaud |
| panegyrize | to praise a person or event in a formal speech or in writing; to praise highly |
| resound | (of a place) be filled with sound; (of a sound) sound loudly; sound back; echo; Ex. hall resounded with laughter |
| tout | advertize in strongly positive terms |
| adulate | to flatter or admire excessively; to idolize |
| admonish | warn strongly |
| assail | attack someone physically or emotionally or in writing |
| berate | To scold harshly |
| castigate | to punish severely; to criticize severely |
| chasten | correct by punishment or discipline |
| chide | to blame; scold |
| chastise | (v.) to inflict physical punishment as a means of correction; to scold severely. |
| flay | to whip or lash |
| censure | harsh criticism or disapproval |
| reprimand | an act or expression of criticism and censure |
| reproach | a mild rebuke or criticism |
| reprove | to scold or to rebuke for a misdeed usually with kindly intent |
| revile | spread negative information about |
| rebuke | an act or expression of criticism and censure |
| scold | show one's unhappiness or critical attitude |
| upbraid | (v.) to blame, scold, find fault with |
| deprecate | express strong disapproval of |
| calumniate | charge falsely or with malicious intent |
| slander | words falsely spoken that damage the reputation of another |
| defame | to libel or slander; to ruin the good name of |
| malign | speak unfavorably about |
| vilify | to make vicious statements about |
| decry | (v.) to condemn, express strong disapproval; to officially depreciate, to criticize openly |
| denounce | speak out against |
| lambaste | to scold or criticize harshly; to beat or whip severely |
| denigrate | charge falsely or with malicious intent |
| disparage | express a negative opinion of |
| excoriate | scold with biting harshness; strip the skin off |
| execrate | curse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with divine punishment |
| libel | a tort consisting of false and malicious publication printed for the purpose of defaming a living person |
| abhor | to regard with horror or loathing; to hate deeply |
| abominate | (v.) To have an intense dislike or hatred for |
| detest | dislike intensely, to hate |
| loathe | to hate or dislike greatly |
| disdain | lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike, reject with contempt |
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