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Power Words List 1
October 2010
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English
8th Grade
10/14/2010
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admonish
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express disapproval gently, warn
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castigate
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reprimand severly
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chastise
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punish; criticize severly
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curtail
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shorten; reduce
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reproach
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v. express disapproval of; find fault with
n. an expression of rebuke or disapproval
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rescind
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take away, cancel
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scrutinize
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examine closely and critically
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vociferous
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noisy, loud, vocal
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alienate
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to make hostile, unfriendly, or indifferent where attachment formerly existed
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cajole
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persuade with gentle urging; coax
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condone
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overlook; excuse
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dissent
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disagree
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exacerbate
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make a situation worse; provoke
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refute
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prove wrong or false
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repudiate
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refuse to recognize or acknowledge; reject
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trivialize
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act as if something is of little or no consequence
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acquiesce
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accept without protext; comply
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conciliatory
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agreeable; reconiling
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contrite
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repentant for wrongdoing; remorseful
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culpable
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deserve blame; guilty
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engender
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cause; bring about
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candor
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frankness; plain-speaking
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clemency
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mercy; forgiveness
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criteria
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standards for judging quality or usefulness
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expunge
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cancel; erase
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viable
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workable; practical
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