just make sure you are real sorry in your response and enforce the fact that it will not happen again. Explain your reasonings( if any ), and then make sure there are no typos, type it up, print it out, and sign it. Present it nicely and with serious demeanor
In the Air Force, a Letter of Reprimand is more severe and has a greater (although negative) impact on the military member and their career. A letter of admonishment is a harsher action than a letter of counseling, but still less severe than a letter of reprimand.
Warning
castigate disparage reprimand
Lecture or censure.
To respond brusquely could be to rebuff. Perhaps what is sought is the idiom, which is "jump down (one's) throat."
Reprimand / Reproach
Reprimand has a short I sound.
Those letters will spell reprimand.
If you don't stop bothering your sister, I will have to reprimand you. (verb)If you don't stop bothering your sister, you will receive a reprimand. (noun)
The manager decided to reprimand the employee for consistently arriving late to work.
RESPOND: To answer or react to something. For example, When someone calls your name you RESPOND by looking to see who called you. Or you RESPOND verbally by saying "I am here!". When someone writes you a letter you RESPOND by sending a letter back to them.
The antonym for award that rhymes with grand is reprimand.