Level F, Unit 8 (copy)

hypothetical

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

*SYNONYMS:* assumed, supposed, conditional
*ANTONYMS:* actual, real, tested, substantiated

ignoble

(adj.) mean, low, base

*SYNONYMS:* inferior, unworthy, 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 of infamy resulting from hateful conduct

*SYNONYMS:* abhorrence, opprobrium, shame, ignominy
*ANTONYMS:* esteem, admiration, approbation

perfidy

(n.) faithlessness, treachery

*SYNONYMS:* betrayal, disloyalty, treason
*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