Vocab

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, disinterested

Dissension

disagreement, sharp difference of opinion

Dissipate

to cause to disappear to scatter; to spend foolishly; 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

Hypothetical

based on an assumption or guess; used as a tentative idea to guide investigation

Ignoble

mean, low, base, dishonorable

impugn

to call into question; to attack as false

Intemperate

immoderate, lacking in self-control; inclement, excessive, extreme

Odium

hatred, contempt; disgrace resulting from hateful conduct

Perfidy

faithlessness, treachery, betrayal

Relegate

to place in a lower position; to assign, refer, turn over; to banish

Squeamish

inclined to nausea; easily shocked or upset

Subservient

Subordinate in capacity or role; submissively obedient

Susceptible

Easily influenced; lacking in resistance