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CHAPTER 8 VOCAB
vocabulary workshop
| Vocab Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| acrimonious | stinging, bitter in temper or tone |
| bovine | resembling a cow or ox; sluggish; unresponsive |
| consternation | dismay, confusion |
| corpulent | fat; having a large, bilky body |
| disavow | to deny responsibility for or connection with |
| dispassionate | impartial; calm, free from emotion |
| disspension | disagreement; sharp difference of opinion |
| dissipate | to cause to dissapear; to scatter |
| expurgate | to remove objectional passages or words from a writing; to purify |
| gauntlet | an armored or protective glove; a challenge |
| hypothetical | based on an assumption or a guess |
| ignoble | mean, low, base |
| impugn | to call into question; to attack as false |
| intemperate | immoderate, lacking in self-control; inclement |
| odium | hatred; contempt; disgrace |
| perfidy | faithlessness; treachery |
| relegate | to place in a lower position; to assign; to banish |
| squeamish | inclined to nausea; easily shocked or upset |
| subservient | subordinate in capacity or role; obedient |
| susceptible | open to; easily influenced; lacking in resistance |