| Term | Definition |
|---|
| acrimonious | (adj) Stinging, bitter in temper or tone |
| acrimonious - syn | biting, caustic, rancorous, hostile, peevish |
| acrimonious - ant | gentle, warm, mild, friendly, cordial |
| bovine | (adj) resembling a cow or ox; sluggish, unresponsive |
| bovine - syn | stolid, dull, slow, stupid |
| bovine - ant | alert, shart, bright, keen, quick |
| consternation | (n) dismay, confusion |
| consternation - syn | shock, amazement, bewilderment, dismay |
| consternation - ant | calm, composure, aplomb |
| corpulent | (adj) fat; having a large, bulky body |
| corpulent - syn | overweight, heavy, obese, stout, portly |
| corpulent - ant | slender, lean, spare, gaunt, emaciated |
| disavow | (v) to deny responsibility for or a connection with |
| disavow - syn | disown, disclaim, restract, abjure |
| disavow - ant | acknowledge, admit, grant, certify |
| dispassionate | (adj) impartial, calm, free from emotion |
| dispassionate - syn | unbiased, disinterested, cool, detached |
| dispassionate - ant | committed, engaged, partial, biased |
| dissension | (n) disagreement, sharp difference of opinion |
| dissension - syn | strife, discord, contention |
| dissension - ant | agreement, accord, harmony |
| dissipate | (v) to cause to disappear; to scatter, to spend foolishly, squander, to be extravagant in pursuit of pleasure |
| dissipate - syn | disperse, strew, diffuse, waste |
| dissipate - ant | gather, collect, conserve, husband |
| expurgate | (v) to remove objectionable passages or words from a text; to cleanse, purify |
| expurgate - syn | purge, censor, bowdlerize |
| 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; an ordeal |
| gauntlet - syn | dare, provocation, trial, punishment |
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