| admit(declare, acknowledge, confirm) |
| affirm(declare, acknowledge, confirm, admit) |
| afflict(verb, trouble, charge, bother, crush) |
| allow(declare, acknowledge, confirm, admit) |
| annoy(verb, upset, meet, slight, abuse) |
| asperse(criticize, condemn, blame, disparage, denounce) |
| assail(disparage, denounce, smear, malign, damn) |
| assert(declare, acknowledge, confirm, admit) |
| attack(disparage, denounce, smear, assail, malign) |
| attest(declare, acknowledge, confirm, admit) |
| aver(declare, acknowledge, confirm, admit) |
| avow(declare, acknowledge, confirm, admit) |
| barrack |
| be above |
| be contemptuous of(expression, idiom) |
| bemean(verb, shame, disgrace, disparage, humble) |
| blacken(verb, push, slight, insult, stain) |
| blame(criticize, condemn, disparage, complain, belittle) |
| blemish(verb, hurt, ruin, push, slight) |
| blot(verb, push, slight, insult, stain) |