Vocab #7 sentences

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In order to stay calm and win the argument, Manny ignored Jessie's subtle _____.

aspersions

If a shopper with a full cart is in the express line, I have no ______ about saying, "Your actions are unfair to the rest of us."

compunction

Laughing with someone is friendship; laughing at someone is ______.

derision

Some people believe that the fear of public ______ may actually affect behaviour.

disapprobation

If you no longer want to be a part of the group, _____ isn't much of a punishment.

ostracism

A stern _____ now might keep a child out of trouble later.

rebuke

She looked at the congealed blob on her plate with ______.

revulsion

Normally quite polite, he let loose a _____ string of foul comments.

scurrilous

She _____ the offer with a snort, then added, "I don't take charity, thank you."

spurned

There was no need to be so _____ in your written comments, sir; the huge red F on my paper communicated your feelings quite clearly.

vitriolic


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