Set: Acrimonous- Gauntlet definitions

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TermDefinition
acrimoniousstinging, bitter in temper or tone
bovineresembling a cow or ox; sluggish, unresponsive
consternationdismay, confusion
corpulentfat; having a large, bulky body
disavowto deny responsibility for or connection with
dispassionateimpartial; calm, free from emotion
dissensiondisagreement, sharp difference of opinion
dissipateto cause to disappear; to scatter, dispel; to spend foolishly, squander; to be extravagant in pursuit of pleasure
expurgateto remove objectionable passages or words from a written; to cleanse, purify
gauntletan armored or protective glove; a challenge; two lines of men armed with weapons with which to beat a person forced to run between them; an ordeal
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Terms 10
Creator 11CodCo
Created October 1, 2009
Group Helbig Honors English
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  1. dissension disagreement, sharp difference of opinion - 16 misses
  2. dispassionate impartial; calm, free from emotion - 11 misses
  3. disavow to deny responsibility for or connection with - 10 misses
  4. acrimonious stinging, bitter in temper or tone - 6 misses
  5. dissipate to cause to disappear; to scatter, dispel; to spend foolishly, squander; to be extravagant in pursuit of pleasure - 6 misses
  6. expurgate to remove objectionable passages or words from a written; to cleanse, purify - 5 misses
  7. consternation dismay, confusion - 4 misses