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vocab list #8

TermDefinition
acrimonious(adj.): stinging, bitter in temper or tone SYN: biting, caustic, hostile, peevish
bovine(adj.): resembling a cow or ox; sluggish, unresponsive SYN: stolid, dull, slow, stupid
consternation(n.): dismay, confusion SYN: shock amazement, bewilderment
corpulent(adj.): fat; having a large, bulky body SYN: heavy, overweight, obese, stout, portly
disavow(v.): to deny responsibility for or connection with SYN: disown, disclaim, retract
dispassionate(adj.): impartial, calm, free from emotion SYN: unbiased, disinterested, cool, detached
dissension(n.): disagreement; sharp difference of opinion SYN: trife, discord, contention
dissipate(v.): to cause to disappear; to scatter, dispel; to spend foolishly, squander; to be extravagant in search of pleasure
expurgate(v.): to remove objectionable passages or words from a written text; to cleanse; to purify SYN: purge, censor
gauntlet(n.): an armored or protective glove; a challenge; two lines of men armed with weapons with which to beat a person forced to run down between them; an ordeal SYN: dare, provocation, trial, punishment
hypothetical(adj.): based on an assumption or guess; used as a provisional or tentative idea to guide or direct investigation SYN: assumed, supposed, conditional, conjectural
ignoble(adj.): mean, low, base SYN: inferior, unworthy, dishonorable
impugn(v.): to call into question; to attack as false SYN: challenge, deny, dispute, query
intemperate(adj.): immoderate, lacking in self-control; inclement SYN: excessive, extreme, unrestrained, inordinate
odium(n.): hatred, contempt; disgrace or infamy resulting from hateful conduct
perfidy(n.): faithlessness, treachery Syn: betrayal, disloyalty, treason, duplicity
relegate(v.): to place in a lower position; to assign, refer, turn over; to banish SYN: transfer, demote, consign, exile
squeamish(adj.): inclined to nausea; easily shocked or upset; excessively fastidious or refined SYN: queasy, nauseated, delicate, oversensitive, priggish
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