Vocab U8 Definitions

Acrimonious

stinging, bitter in tempter or tone

Bovine

resembling a cow or ox; sluggish, unresponsive

Consternation

dismay, confusion

Corpulent

having a large, bulky body

Disavow

to deny responsibility or connection with

Dispassionate

impartial; calm, free from emotion

Dissension

disagreement, sharp difference of opinion

Dissipate

to cause to disappear; to scatter, dispel; to spend foolishly, squander; 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; two lines of men armed with weapons with which to beat a person forced to run between them; an ordeal

Hypothetical

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

Ignoble

mean, low, base

Impugn

to call into question; to attack as false

Intermpermate

immoderate, lacking self-control; inclement

Odium

hatred, contempt; disgrace or infamy resulting from hateful conduct

Perfidy

faithlessness, treachery

Relegate

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

Squeamish

inclined to nausea; easily shocked or upset; excessively fastidious or refined

Subservient

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

Susceptible

open to; easily influenced; lacking in resistance