Vocab Chap 8

acrimonious

acrimonious

(adj.) stinging, bitter in temper or tone

synonyms: biting, caustic, rancorous, hostile, peevish

antonyms: gentle, warm, mild, friendly, cordial

bovine

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

synonyms: stolid, dull, slow, stupid

antonyms: alert, 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

disavow

(v.) to deny responsibility for or connection with

synonyms: disown, 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, conjectural, conditional

antonyms: actual, real, tested, substaniated

ignoble

(adj.) mean, low, base

synonyms: inferior, unworthy, dishonorable, 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, duplicity

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