berate

Day 14Level 2

bih-REYT

scold

to scold sharply; criticize

Part of Speech: verb

Synonyms:

rebuke, abuse, criticize

Antonyms:

hail, praise, compliment

Example Sentence:

Ben was fined and berated by cops for drunken driving.

Related Words

temporary suppression

ab-uh-REY-shuhn

straying away from what is normal; temporary suppression

artificial obstacle

buh-RAHZH

artificial obstacle built across a river; an overwhelming quantity

obscene

BAW-dee

vulgar, obscene

yellow metal

bras

any of the metal alloys consisting of copper and zinc

insincere talk

kant

insincere talk ; hypocrisy

faultfinding

KAP-shuhs

faultfinding ; difficult to please