Vocab unit8

acrimonious

(adj)stinging, bitter in temper or tone

bovine

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

consternation

(noun)dismay,confusion

corpulent

(adj)having a large, bulky body

disavow

(verb)to deny responsibility for or connection with

dispassionate

(adj)impartial; calm, free from emotion

dissension

(noun)disagreement, sharp difference of opinion

dissipate

(verb) to cause to disappear; to scatter, dispel; to spend foolishly, squander; to be extravagent in pursuit of pleasure

expurgate

(verb) to remmove objectionable passages or words from a written text; to cleanse, purify

gauntlet

(noun) an armored or protective glove; a challange; two lines of men armed with weaposn with which to beat a person forced to run between them; an ordeal

hypothetical

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

ignoble

(adj) mean, low, base

impugn

(verb) to call into question; to attack as false

intemperate

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

odium

(noun) hatred, contempt; disgrace or infamy resulting from hateful conduct

perfidy

(noun) faithlessness, treachery

relegate

(verb) to place in lower position; to assign, refer, turn over; to banish

squeamish

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

subservient

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

susceptible

(adj) open to; easily influenced; lacking in resistance