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VocabLevelFCh8

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acrimonious   (adj) stinging, bitter in temper or tone  
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bovine   (adj) resembling a cow or ox; sluggish, unresponsive  
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consternation   (n) dismay, confusion  
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corpulent   (adj) fat; having a large, bulky body  
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disavow   (v) to deny responsibility for or connection with  
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dispassionate   (adj) impartial; calm, free from emotion  
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dissension   (n) disagreement, sharp difference of opinion  
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dissipate   (v) to cause to disappear; to scatter, dispel; to spend foolishly, squander; to be extravagant in pursuit of pleasure  
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expurgate   (v) t remove objectionable passages or words from a written text; to cleanse, purify  
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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 between them; and ordeal  
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hypothetical   (adj) based on an assumption or guess; used as a provisional or tentative idea to guide or direct investigation  
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ignoble   (adj) mean, low, base  
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impugn   (v) to call into question; to attack as false  
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intemperate   (adj) immoderate, lacking in self-control; inclement  
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odium   (n) hatred, contempt; disgrace or infamy resulting from hateful conduct  
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perfidy   (n) faithlessness, treachery  
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relegate   (v) to place in a lower position; to assign, refer, turn over; to banish  
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squeamish   (adj) inclined to nausea; easily shocked or upset; excessively fastidious or refined  
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subservient   (adj) subordinate in capacity or role; submissively obedient; serving to promote some end  
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susceptible   (adj) open to; easily influenced; lacking in resistance  
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