mock -
To tease or laugh at in a scornful or contemptuous manner
While the professor wrote the math formula on the board, one of the students mocked him behind his back as the other students laughed.
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revoke -
To officially take back or annul something, such as a decision, permission, or privilege.
The government decided to revoke his passport after discovering his involvement in illegal activities abroad.
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hostile -
To be unfriendly towards someone you see as an enemy
In couples therapy, the first thing Emily tried to do was to get both people to feel less hostile towards each other.
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ostracize -
To banish someone socially, making them feel isolated or unwanted.
He felt ostracized at work after speaking out against the company’s policies, and many people refused to speak to him.
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trivialize -
To make something seem less important or serious than it really is.
It's important not to trivialize learning and understanding, because little that is meaningful can be accomplished without them.
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snarl -
An act or sound of snarling
Whenever Patty's dog would try to make a snarl at intruders, it ended up looking like a grin.
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contentious -
Likely to cause disagreement or argument
When the parents invited the whole clan for Thanksgiving, they asked everyone to try to get along, and to avoid discussing contentious topics.
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denigrate -
To damage the good name or character of a person.
Political factions sometimes denigrate each other instead of focusing on real issues
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belligerent -
Hostile and aggressive, with an implied threat of violence
Germany's occupation of Czechoslovakia in 1938 and early 1939 was a belligerent action that the world chose to ignore.
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slander -
A false spoken statement about someone that damages their reputation
Bill's company took a while to recover after his competitor broadcast a TV ad that contained slander about Bill's company's products.
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divisive -
Causing disagreement or hostility between people, tending to disrupt unity or harmony.
The election was fought over the deeply divisive issue of immigration, and people on either side of the issue can't see things from the other point of view.
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vindictive -
Having or showing a strong or unreasoning desire for revenge
In the pilgrim's nightmare, the vindictive Thanksgiving turkeys sought revenge for being eaten.
