5th box -Flashcards

1. (n.) harsh criticism (The frustrated teenager could not put up with anymore of her critical mother's censure.) 2. (v.) to rebuke formally (The principal censured the head of the English Department for forcing students to learn esoteric vocabulary.)

(n.) an angry verbal attack (My mother's irrational invective against the way I dress only made me decide to dye my hair green.)

(adj.) lofty, grand, exalted (The homeless man sadly pondered his former wealth and once sublime existence.)

(n.) notoriety, extreme ill repute (The infamy of his crime will not lessen as the decades pass.)