Vocab just definitions 8

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Vocab just definitions 8

acriMOnious
(adj) stinging, bitter in temper or tone
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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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