Vocab level F unit 8 Syn&Ant
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Acrimonious | S) biting, caustic, rancorous, hostile, peevish A) gentle, warm, mild, friendly, cordial |
| Bovine | S) stolid, dull, slow, stupid A) alert, sharp, bright, keen, quick |
| consternation | S) shock, amazement, bewilderment, dismay A) calm, composure, aplomb |
| corpulent | S) overweight, heavy, obese, stout, portly A) slender, lean, spare, gaunt, emaciate |
| disavow | S) disown, disclaim, retract, abjure A) acknowledge, admit, grant, certify |
| dispassionate | S) unbiased, disinterested, cool, detached A) committed, engaged, partial, biased |
| dissension | S) strife, discord, contention A) agreement, accord, harmony |
| dissipate | S)disperse, strew, diffuse, waste A) gather, collect, conserve, husband |
| expurgate | S) purge, censor, bowdlerize |
| gauntlet | S) dare, provocation, trial, punishment |
| hypothetical | S) assumed, supposed, conjectural, conditional A) actual, real, tested, substantiated |
| ignoble | S) inferior, unworthy, dishonorable, sordid A) admirable, praiseworthy, lofty, noble |
| impugn | S) challenge, deny, dispute, query, question A) confirm, prove, verify, validate |
| intemperate | S) excessive, extreme, unrestrained, inordinate A) moderate, restrained, cool and collected |
| odium | S) abhorrence, opprobrium, shame, ignominy A) esteem, admiration, approbation |
| perfidy | S) betrayal, disloyalty, treason, duplicity A) faithfulness, loyalty, steadfastness |
| relegate | S) transfer, consign, demote, exile A) promote, elevate, advance, recall |
| squeamish | S) nauseated, queasy, delicate, oversensitive, priggish |
| subservient | S) secondary, servile, obsequious, useful A) primary, principal, bossy, domineering |
| susceptible | S) vulnerable, receptive, impressionable A) resistant, immune |
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