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rake(verb, oppose, censure, pay, reprimand)
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rap(verb, charge, attack, criticize, censure)
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rap knuckles
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read(verb, oppose, censure, blame, pay)
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read out(expression, charge, criticize, scorn, condemn)
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ream(verb, blame, discipline, reprimand, caution)
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rebuff(verb, charge, separate, criticize, scorn)
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recriminate(verb, reprimand, reproach, rate, taunt)
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report
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repress(verb, correct, discipline, humble, humiliate)
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reprobate(verb, attack, criticize, censure, condemn)
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restrain(verb, correct, discipline, humble, humiliate)
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revile(verb, attack, criticize, censure, condemn)
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rip(verb, oppose, censure, blame, pay)
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rip into(verb, expression, reprimand, punish, scold)
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scourge(verb, correct, discipline, reprimand, humiliate)
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