Level F, Unit 8 (copy)

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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

disavow

(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, disinterest, 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