Vocab just definitions 8

Terms	Definitions
acriMOnious	(adj) stinging, bitter in temper or tone
BOvine	(adj) resembling a cow or ox sluggish, unresponsive
consterNAtion	(n) dismay, confusion
CORpulent	(adj) fat having a large, bulky body
disaVOW	(v) to deny responsibility for or connection with
disPASSionate	(adj) impartial calm, free from emotion
diSSENsion	(n) disagreement, sharp difference of opinion
DISSipate	(v) to cause to disappear to scatter, dispel to spend foolishly, squander to be extravagant in pursuit of pleasure
EXpurgate	(v) to remove objectionable passages or words from a written text to cleanse, purify
GAUNTlet	(n) an armored or protective glove a challenge 2 lines of men armed with weapons with which to beat a person forced to run between them an ordeal
hypoTHETical	(adj) based on an assumption or guess used as a provisional or tentative idea to guide or direct investigation
igNOble	(adj) mean, low, base
imPUGN	(v) to call into question to attack as false
inTEMperate	(adj) immoderate, lacking in self-control inclement
Odium	(n) hatred, contempt disgrace or infamy resulting from hateful conduct
PERfidy	(n) faithlessness, treachery
RELegate	(v) 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	(adj) subordinate in capacity or role submissively obedient serving to promote some end
suSCEPtible	(adj) open to easily influenced lacking in resistance

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