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Unit 8
Vocab Definitions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| bitter in temper or tone | acrimonious |
| resembling a cow or ox | bovine |
| dismay, confusion | consternation |
| having a large, bulky body | corpulent |
| to deny responsibility for | disavow |
| free from emotion | dispassionate |
| disagreement, sharp difference of opinion | dissension |
| to cause to disappear | dissipate |
| to remove objectionablewords from a written text | expurgate |
| an armored or protective glove, a challenge | gauntlet |
| based on an assumption or guess | hypothetical |
| mean, low, base | ignoble |
| to call into question | impugn |
| immoderate, lacking in self-control | intemperate |
| hatred, contempt | odium |
| treachery | perfidy |
| to place in a lower position | relegate |
| inclined to nausea | squeamish |
| subordinate in capacity or role | subservient |
| easily influenced | susceptible |