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121revile — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. abuse, vilify, malign, asperse, calumniate, deride. See contempt, detraction. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. abuse, berate, vilify, vituperate; see censure , denounce , scold , slander . See Synonym Study …
122shrew — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. termagant, scold, virago, vixen, fishwife, henpecker, beldame. See evildoer, female. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. vixen, virago, termagant, spitfire, she devil, scold, porcupine, dragon, fury, fire eater,… …
123virago — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. termagant, vixen, shrew, maenad, hellcat. See irascibility. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. scold, vixen, ogress; see hag , shrew . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. shrew, nag, scold, witch, *battle ax,… …
124vixen — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. harridan, shrew, witch, scold, virago, harpy. See female, evildoer. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. shrew, witch, *battle ax, virago, fishwife, scold, hellcat, spitfire. III (Roget s Thesaurus II)… …
125admonish — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To reprimand] Syn. reprove, chide, rebuke; see scold . 2. [To exhort] Syn. advise, counsel, caution; see advise 1 , warn . See Synonym Study at advise . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) v. [ad MON ish] to… …
126call down — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To entreat] Syn. invoke, supplicate, request; see appeal 1 , beg 1 , summon . 2. [*To scold sharply] Syn. rebuke, chide, admonish; see censure , scold . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To criticize for a fault or an offense:… …
127chasten — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To punish] Syn. humble, humiliate, subdue, chastise, castigate, afflict, discipline, restrain, reprove, berate, take to task, upbraid, chide, rap on the knuckles, reproach, reprehend, admonish, rebuke, fulminate against,… …
128dress down — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. rebuke, scold, reprimand; see censure , scold . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) I verb To criticize for a fault or an offense: admonish, call down, castigate, chastise, chide, rap1, rebuke, reprimand, reproach, reprove, scold,… …
