Vocab Liaison

Liaison

A close bond or connection

Malediction

A curse or calling down of evil upon someone

Imprecation

A curse or plea or prayer for evil or misfortune

Harangue

A long, noisy, ranting speech, often pompous and sometimes scolding

Accost

To approach and speak to, often boldy

Repudiate

To disown, renounce, or reject

Taunt

To mock, ridicule, jeer at, or reproach scornfully

Deride

To mock, ridicule, or laugh at with contempt

Dissent

To object, disagree, differ

Chasten

To punish in order to correct, or to subdue or restrain from excess