Vocabulary Level F - Unit 8

Acrimonious

Acrimonious

(adj) stinging, bitter in temper or tone

S: biting, rancorous, hostile, peevish A: gentle, warm, mild, cordial

Consternation

(n) dismay, confusion

S: shock, amazement, bewilderment, dismay A: calm, composure, aplomb

Dispassionate

(adj) impartial; calm, free from emotion

S: unbiased, disinterested, cool, detached A: committed, engaged, partial, biased

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, purify

S: purge, censor, bowdlerize

Hypothetical

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

S: assumed, supposed, conditional A: actual, real, tested, substantiated

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, approbration

Relegate

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

S: transfer, consign, demote, exile A: promote, elevate, advance, recall

Susceptible

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

S: vulnerable, receptive, impressionable A: resistant, immune

Bovine

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

S: stolid, dull, slow, stupid A: sharp, bright, keep, quick

Corpulent

(adj) having a large, bulky body

S: obese, stout, portly A: spare, gaunt, emaciated

Disavow

(v) to deny responsibility for or connection with

S: disclaim, retract, abjure A: acknowledge, admit, grant, certify

Dissention

(n) disagreement, sharp difference of opinion

S: strife, discord, contention A: agreement, accord, harmony

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

S: dare, provocation, trial, punishment

Ignoble

(adj) mean, low, base

S: inferior, unworthy, 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

Perfidy

(n) faithlessness, treachery

S: betrayal, disloyalty, treason A: faithfulness, loyalty, steadfastness

Squeamish

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

S: nauseated, queasy, delicate, oversensitive, priggish

Subservient

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

S: secondary, servile, obsequious, useful A: primary, principal, bossy, domineering