warn or reprimand someone firmly.
admonish
claim or assert that someone has done something illegal or wrong, typically without proof that this is the case.
allege
distribute (resources or duties) for a particular purpose.
allocate
a minor change or addition designed to improve a text, piece of legislation, etc.
amendment
regard something as being caused by (someone or something).
attribute
hostile and aggressive.
belligerent
make (suffering, deficiency, or a problem) less severe.
alleviate
having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone.
ambivalent
regard as probable; expect or predict.
anticipate
based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system.
arbitrary
an event causing great and often sudden damage or suffering; a disaster.
catastrophe
the amount by which something, especially a sum of money, is too small.
deficit
not clear enough to be read.
illegible
evoke or draw out (a response, answer, or fact) from someone in reaction to one's own actions or questions.
elicit
make (a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling) worse.
exacerbate
pretend to be affected by (a feeling, state, or injury).
feign
