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Vocab F Unit 8

Terms in this set (20)

acrimonious
adjective
stinging, bitter in temper or tone

SYN: biting, caustic, rancorous, hostile, peevish
ANT: gentle, warm, mild, friendly, cordial
bovine
adjective
resembling a cow or ox; sluggish, unresponsive

SYN: stolid, dull, slow, stupid
ANT: alert, sharp, keen, bright, quick
consternation
noun
dismay, confusion

SYN: shock, amazement, bewilderment, dismay
ANT: calm, composure, aplomb
corpulent
adjective
fat; having a large, bulky body

SYN: overweight, heavy, obese, stout, portly
ANT: slender, lean, spare, gaunt, emaciated
disavow
verb
to dent responsibility for or connection with

SYN: disown, disclaim, retract, abjure
ANT: acknowledge, admit, grant, certify
dispassionate
adjective
impartial; calm, free from emotion

SYN: unbiased, disinterested, cool, detached
ANT: committed, engaged, partial, biased
dissension
noun
disagreement, sharp difference of opinion

SYN: strife, discord, contention
ANT: agreement, accord, harmony
dissipate
verb
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, husband
expurgate
verb
to remove objectionable passages or words from a written text; to cleanse, purify

SYN: purge, censor, bowdlerize
gauntlet
noun
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
adjective
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
adjective
mean, low, base

SYN: inferior, unworthy, dishonorable, sordid
ANT: admirable, praiseworthy, lofty, noble
impugn
verb
to call into question; to attack as false

SYN: challenge, deny, dispute, query, question
ANT: confirm, prove, verify, validate
intemperate
adjective
immoderate, lacking in self-control; inclement

SYN: excessive, extreme, unrestrained, inordinate
ANT: moderate, restrained, cool and collected
odium
noun
hatred, contempt; disgrace or infamy resulting from hateful conduct

SYN: abhorrence, opprobium, shame, ignominy
ANT: esteem, admiration, approbation
perfidy
noun
faithlessness, treachery

SYN: betrayal, disloyalty, treason, duplicity
ANT: faithfulness, loyalty, steadfastness
relegate
verb
to place in a lower position; to assign, refer, turn over; to banish

SYN: transfer, consign, demote, exile
ANT: promote, elevate, advance, recall
squeamish
adjective
inclined to nausea; easily shocked or upset; excessively fastidious or refined

SYN: nauseated, queasy, delicate, oversensitive, priggish
subservient
adjective
subordinate in capacity or role; submissively obedient; serving to promote some end

SYN: secondary, servile, obsequious, useful
ANT: primary, principal, bossy, domineering
susceptible
adjective
open to; easily influenced; lacking in resistance

SYN: vulnerable, receptive, impressionable
ANT: resistant, immune
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