Sadlier Level F Unit 8

Acrimonious

(adj.) Stinging, bitter in temper or tone S: biting, caustic, rancorous, hostile, peevish

A: gentle, warm, mild, friendly, cordial

Bovine

(adj.) Resembling a cow or ox; sluggish, unresponsive

S: stolid, dull, slow, stupid

A: alert, sharp, bright, keen, quick

Consternation

(n.) Dismay, confusion

S: shock, amazement, bewilderment, dismay

A: calm, composure, aplomb

Corpulent

(adj.) Fat; having a large, bulky body

S: overweight, heavy, obese, stout, portly

A: slender, lean, spare, gaunt, emaciated

Disavow

(v.) To deny responsibility for or connection with

S: disown, disclaim, retract, abjure

A: acknowledge, admit, grant, certify

Dispassionate

(adj.) Impartial; free from emotion

S: unbiased, disinterested, cool, detached

A: committed, engaged, partial, biased

Dissension

(n.) Disagreement, sharp difference of opinion

S: strife, discord, contention

A: agreement, accord, harmony

Dissipate

(v.) To cause to disappear; to scatter, dispel; to spend foolishly, squander; to be extravagant in pursuit of pleasure S: disperse, strew, diffuse, waste

A: gather, collect, conserve, husband

Expurgate

(v.) To remove objectionable passages or words from a written text; to cleanse, clarify

S: purge, censor, bowdlerize

Gauntlet

(n.) An armored or protective glove; a challenge to combat

S: dare, provocation, trial, punishment

Hypothetical

(adj.) Based on an assumption or guess; used as a tentative idea to direct an investigate

S: assumed, supposed, conjectural, conditional

A: actual, real, tested, substantiated

Ignoble

(adj.) Mean, low, base

S: inferior, unworthy, dishonorable, sordid

A: admirable, praiseworthy, lofty, noble

Impugn

(v.) To call into question, to attack as false

S: challenge, deny, dispute, query, question

A: confirm, prove, verify, validate

Intemperate

(adj.) Immoderate; lacking in self-control; inclement

S: Excessive, extreme, unrestrained, inordinate

A: moderate, restrained, cool and collected

Odium

(n.) Hatred, contempt; disgrace or infamy resulting from hateful conduct

S:abhorrence, opprobrium, shame, ignominy

A: esteem, admiration, approbation

Perfidy

(n.) Faithlessness, treachery

S: betrayal, disloyalty, treason, duplicity

A: faithfulness, loyalty, steadfastness

Relegate

(v.) To place in a lower position; to banish; surrender, to assign, turn over

S: transfer, consign, demote, exile

A: promote, elevate, advance, recall

Squeamish

(adj.) Inclined to nausea; easily shocked or upset; excessively fastidious or refined

S: nauseated, queasy, delicate, oversensitve, priggish

Subservient

(adj.) Subordinate in capacity or role; serving to promote some end; submissively obedient, serving to promote some end

S: secondary, servile, obsequious, useful

A: primary, principal, bossy, domineering

Susceptible

(adj.) Open to; easily influenced; lacking in resistance

S: vulnerable, receptive, impressionable

A: resistant, immune