Vocab. Unit 8

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

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