Sadlier Level F Unit 8 Vocab

Acrimonious

def: (adj.) stinging, bitter in temper or tone

Acrimonious

syn: biting, rancorous, hostile, peevish

Acrimonious

ant: gentle, warm, mild, cordial

bovine

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

bovine

syn: stolid, dull, slow, stupid

bovine

ant: sharp, bright, keen, quick

consternation

def: (n.) dismay, confusion

consternation

syn: shock, amazement, bewilderment, dismay

consternation

ant: calm, composure, aplomb

corpulent

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

corpulent

syn: overweight, heavy, obese, stout, portly

corpulent

ant: slender, lean, spare, gaunt, emaciated

disavow

def: (v.) to deny responsibility for or connection with

disavow

syn: disclaim, retract, abjure

disavow

ant: acknowledge, admit, grant, certify

dispassionate

def: (adj.) impartial; calm, free form emotion

dispassionate

syn: unbiased, disinterested, cool, detached

dispassionate

ant: committed, engaged, partial, biased

dissension

def: (n.) disagreement, sharp difference of opinion

dissension

syn: strife, discord, contention

dissension

ant: agreement, accord, harmony

dissipate

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

dissipate

syn: disperse, strew, diffuse, waste

dissipate

ant: gather, collect, conserve, husband

expurgate

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

expurgate

syn: purge, censor, bowdlerize

gauntlet

def: (n.) an armored or protective glove; a challenge; two lines of men armed with weapons with which to beat a perosn forced to run between them; an ordeal

gauntlet

syn: dare, provocation, trial, punishment

hypothetical

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

hypothetical

syn: assumed, supposed, conditional

hypothetical

ant: actual, real, tested, substantiated

ignoble

def: (adj.) mean, low, base

ignoble

syn: inferior, unworthy, sordid

ignoble

ant: admirable, praiseworthy, lofty, noble

impugn

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

impugn

syn: challenge, deny, dispute, query, question

impugn

ant: confirm, prove, verify, validate

intemperate

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

intemperate

syn: excessive, extreme, unrestrained, inordinate

intemperate

ant: moderate, restrained, cool and collected

odium

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

odium

syn: abhorrence, opprobrium, shame, ignominy

odium

ant: esteem, admiration, approbation

perfidy

def: (n.) faithless, treachery

perfidy

syn: betrayal, disloyalty, treason

perfidy

ant: faithfulness, loyalty, steadfastness

relegate

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

relegate

syn: transfer, consign, demote, exile

relegate

ant: promote, elevate, advance, recall

squeamish

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

squeamish

syn: nauseated, queasy, deliicate, oversensitive, priggish

subservient

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

subservient

syn: secondary, servile, obsequious, useful

subservient

ant: primary, principal, bossy, domineering

susceptible

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

susceptible

syn: vulnerable, receptive, impressionable

susceptible

ant: resistant, immune