Sadlier Vocab Level F Unit 8

acrimonious

(adj.) stinging, bitter in temper or tone

SYNONYMS: biting, rancorous, hostile, peevish

ANTONYMS: gentle, warm, mild, cordial

bovine

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

SYNONYMS: stolid, dull, slow, stupid

ANTONYMS: sharp, bright, keen, quick

consternation

(n.) dismay, confusion

SYNONYMS: shock, amazement, bewilderment, dismay

ANTONYMS: calm, composure, aplomb

corpulent

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

SYNONYMS: overweight, heavy, obese, stout, portly

ANTONYMS: slender, lean, spare, gaunt, emaciated

diavow

(v.) to deny responsibility for or connection with

SYNONYMS: disclaim, retract, abjure

ANTONYMS: acknowledge, admit, grant, certify

dispassionate

(adj.) impartial; calm, free from emotion

SYNONYMS: unbiased, disinterested, cool, detached

ANTONYMS: committed, engaged, partial, biased

dissension

(n.) disagreement, sharp difference of opinion

SYNONYMS: strife, discord, contention

ANTONYMS: agreement, accord, harmony

dissipate

(v.) to cause to disappear; to scatter, dispel; to spend foolishly, squander; to be extravagant in pursuit of pleasure

SYNONYMS: disperse, strew, diffuse, waste

ANTONYMS: gather, collect, conserve, husband

expurgate

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

SYNONYMS: purge, censor, bowdlerize

gauntlet

(n.) 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

SYNONYMS: dare, provocation, trial, punishment

hypothetical

(adj.) based on an assumption or guess; used as a provisional or tentative idea to guide or direct investigation

SYNONYMS: assumed, supposed, conditional

ANTONYMS: actual, real, tested, substantiated

ignoble

(adj.) mean, low, base

SYNONYMS: inferior, unworthy, sordid

ANTONYMS: admirable, praiseworthy, lofty, noble

impugn

(v.) to call into question; to attack as false

SYNONYMS: challenge, deny, dispute, query, question

ANTONYMS: confirm, prove, verify, validate

intemperate

(adj.) immoderate, lacking in self-control; inclement

SYNONYMS: excessive, extreme, unrestrained, inordinate

ANTONYMS: moderate, restrained, cool and collected

odium

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

SYNONYMS: abhorrence, opprobrium, shame, ignominy

ANTONYMS: esteem, admiration, approbation

perfidy

(n.) faithlessness, treachery

SYNONYMS: betrayal, disloyalty, treason

ANTONYMS: faithfulness, loyalty, steadfastness

relegate

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

SYNONYMS: transfer, consign, demote, exile

ANTONYMS: promote, elevate, advance, recall

squeamish

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

SYNONYMS: nauseated, queasy, delicate, oversensitive, priggish

subservient

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

SYNONYMS: secondary, servile, obsequious, useful

ANTONYMS: primary, principal, bossy, domineering

susceptible

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

SYNONYMS: vulnerable, receptive, impressionable

ANTONYMS: resistant, immune