The master cat I swear if you say sorry idk I will just stop asking and I will fail this assignment so, please stop. Anyone else please match the word thank you only 20 points because of mastercat. Column A

1. innuendo

2. acrimonious

3. impugn

4. disparage

5. invective

6. reprove

7. harass

8. chastise

9. derogatory

10. vilify

Column B

a. to punish for wrongdoing; criticize severely

b. to scold or correct with kindly intent; express disapproval of

c. bitter and ill-natured in language or tone

d. detracting from the character or standing of; expressive of a low opinion

e. to criticize by argumentation; oppose as false or worthless

f. to speak of as unimportant or inferior; belittle

g. to utter slanderous and abusive statements against; defame

h. a roundabout and often spiteful reference to someone or something not named; an insinuation

i. insulting words used to attack; violent denunciation or abuse

j. to irritate or torment persistently; carry out repeated attacks

1. H

2. C

3. E

4. F

5. I

6. B

7. J

8. A

9. D

10. G

Explanation:

1. innuendo: A roundabout and often spiteful reference to someone or something not named; and insinuation

2. acrimonious: Bitter or ill-natured in language or tone

3. impugn: To criticize by argumentation; oppose as false or worthless

4. disparage: To speak of as unimportant or inferior; belittle

5. invective: Insulting words used to attack; violent denunciation or abuse

6. reprove: To scold or correct with kindly intent; express disapproval of

7. harass: To irritate or torment persistently; carry out repeated attacks

8. chastise: To punish for wrongdoing; criticize severely

9. derogatory: Detracting from the character or standing; expressive of a low opinion

10. vilify: To utter slanderous and abusive statements against; defame

the words "slavery," "devils," and "murderer" evoke a sense of disgust.

word count 168

serve the people! ,” smoothly translated by julia lovell, offers an initial sample of yan lianke’s writing to an english-speaking audience. a bluntly drawn, mildly erotic fable, it teases mao zedong by poking fun at a true believer who obeys the chairman’s precepts too literally. to a western sensibility, the broad strokes of yan lianke’s humor would seem to pose little risk of inciting rebellion, whether of the flesh or of the body politic. but then, part of the book’s attraction is that it doesn’t have a western sensibility. it lets the reader see — or rather, intuit — what jokes chinese officials don’t consider funny, and how very little it takes for a writer to be branded an incendiary in 21st-century china, more than three decades after the death of mao, a decade after the death of deng xiaoping and seven years since china entered the world trade organization, a move that would seem to signal a willingness (however wary) to mingle with the rest of the world.