AP LANG & COMP - Level F Unit 8: Vocabulary Quiz

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.) having a large, bulky belly

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 persuit 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, substantiated

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 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