Unit 8 Vocabulary ENGL III
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 acrimonious | (adj.) stinging, bitter in temper or tone SYN: biting, caustic, rancorous, hostile ANT: gentle, warm, mild, friendly, cordial |
| bovine | (adj.) resembling a cow or ox; sluggish, unresponsive SYN: stolid, dull, slow, stupid ANT: alert, sharp, bright, keen, quick |
| consternation | (n.) dismay, confusion SYN: shock, amazement, bewilderment ANT: calm, composure, aplomb |
| corpulent | (adj.) fat; having a large, bulky body SYN: overweight, heavy, obese, stout, portly ANT: slender, lean, guant, emaciated |
| disavow | (v.) to deny responsibility for or connection with SYN: disown, disclaim, retract, abjure ANT: acknowledge, admit, grant, certify |
| dispassionate | (adj.) impartial; calm, free from emotion SYN: unbiased, disinterested, cool, detached ANT: committed, engaged, partial, biased |
| dissension | (n.) disagreement, sharp difference of opinion SYN: strife, discord, contention ANT: agreement, accord, harmony |
| dissipate | (v.) to cause to disappear; to scatter, dispel; to spend foolishly, squander; to be extravagant in pursuit of pleasure SYN: disperse, strew, diffuse, waste ANT: gather, collect, conserve |
| expurgate | (v.) to remove objectionable passages or words from a written text; to cleanse, purify 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 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, conjectural, conditional ANT: actual, real, tested, substantiated |
| ignoble | (adj.) mean, low, base SYN: inferior, unworthy, dishonorable, sordid ANT: admirable, praiseworthy, lofty, noble |
| impugn | (v.) to call into question; to attack as false SYN: challenge, deny, dispute, query, question ANT: confirm, prove, verify, validate |
| intemperate | (adj.) immoderate, lacking in self-control; inclement SYN: excessive, extreme, unrestrained, inordinate ANT: moderate, restrained, cool and collected |
| odium | (n.) hatred, contempt; disgrace or infamy resulting from hateful conduct SYN: abhorrence, opprobrium, shame, ignominy ANT: esteem, admiration, approbation |
| perfidy | (n.) faithlessness, treachery SYN: betrayal, disloyalty, treason, duplicity ANT: faithfulness, loyalty, steadfastness |
| relegate | (v.) to place in a lower position; to assign, refer, turn over; to banish SYN: transfer, consign, demote, exile ANT: promote, elevate, advance, recall |
| squeamish | (adj.) inclined to nausea; easily shocked or upset; excessively fastidious or refined SYN: nauseated, queasy, delicate,oversensitive, priggish |
| subservient | (adj.) subordinate in capacity or role; submissively obedient; serving to promote some end SYN: secondary, servile, obsequious, useful ANT: primary, principal, bossy, domineering |
| susceptible | (adj.) open to; easily influenced; lacking in resistance SYN: vulnerable, receptive, impressionable ANT: resistent, immune |
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