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SadlierOxf F-8
Sadlier Oxford Level F - Units 8
| word | meaning |
|---|---|
| acrimonious | stinging, bitter in temper, hostile |
| bovine | over or relating to a cow, unresponsive |
| consternation | dismay, confusion, shock |
| corpulent | fat, having a large bulky body |
| disavow | to deny connection with or responsibilty for |
| dispassionate | impartial, free from emotion |
| dissension | disagreement, differences in opinion |
| dissipate | to cause to disappear, to scatter |
| expurgate | t oremove objectionable passages or words from a text, to cleanse |
| gauntlet | an armored protective glove, or 2 lines of men armed with weapons who beat a person forced to run through them, and ordeal |
| hypothetical | based on an assumption or guess, assumed, supposed |
| ignoble | mean, low, inferior (opposite of noble) |
| impugn | to call into question, to attack as a loe or false, to dispute or challenge |
| intemperate | lacking in self control, inclement, extreme |
| odium | hatred, contempt |
| perfidy | disloyalty, betrayal |
| relegate | to place in a lower position, to demote |
| squeamish | inclined to nausea, easily shocked or upset |
| subservient | subordinate in capacity or role |
| susceptible | open to, easily influenced, vulnerable |