Demonstrate ['demən,streıt]
=>Verb (Demonstrates, Demonstrating, Demonstrated)
1. To show some thing clearly:
He demonstrates how to operate the machine.
2. To walk or stand in public with a group of people to show that you have strong feelings about something.
=>SAME MEANING protest:
Thousands of people demonstrated against the war.
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Squawk [skwɔ:k]
=>Verb (Used without object)
1. To utter a loud, harsh cry, as a duck or other fowl when frightened.
2. Informal; to complain loudly and vehemently.
(Used with object)
3. To utter or give forth with a squawk.
=>Noun
1. A loud, harsh cry or sound.
2. Informal; a loud, vehement complaint.
3. The black-crowned night heron.
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Reproach [rı'prəʋtʃ]
=>Verb (Used with object)
1. To find fault with (a person, group, etc.); blame; censure.
2. To upbraid.
3. To be a cause of blame or discredit to.
=>Noun
1. Blame or censure conveyed in disapproval:
A term of reproach
2. An expression of upbraiding, censure, or reproof.
3. Disgrace, discredit, or blame incurred:
To bring reproach on one's family.
4. A cause or occasion of disgrace or discredit.
5. An object of scorn or contempt.
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