Sadlier-Oxford Level F - Unit 8

acrimonious

acrimonious

(adj) stinging, bitter in temper or tone\nsyn– biting, rancorous, hostile, peevish\nant– gentle, warm, mild, cordial

bovine

(adj) resembling a cow or ox; sluggish, unresponsive\nsyn– stolid, dull, slow, stupid\nant– sharp, bright, keen, quick

consternation

(n) dismay, confusion\nsyn– shock, amazement, bewilderment, dismay\nant– calm, composure, aplomb

corpulent

(adj) fat; having a large, bulky body\nsyn– overweight, heavy, obese, stout, portly\nant– slender, lean, spare, gaunt, emaciated

disavow

(v) to deny responsibility for or connection with\nsyn– disclaim, retract, abjure\nant– acknowledge, admit, grant, certify

dispassionate

(adj) impartial; calm, free from emotion\nsyn– unbiased, disinterested, cool, detached\nant– committed, engaged, partial, biased

dissension

(n) disagreement, sharp difference of opinion\nsyn– strife, discord, contention\nant– agreement, accord, harmony

dissipate

(v) to cause to disappear; to scatter, dispel; to spend foolishly, squander; to be extravagant in pursuit of pleasure\nsyn– disperse, strew, diffuse, waste\nant– gather, collect, conserve, husband

expurgate

(v) to remove objectionable passages or words from a written text; to cleanse, purify\nsyn– 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\nsyn– dare, provocation, trial, punishment

hypothetical

(adj) based on an assumption or guess; used as a provisional or tentative idea to guide or direct investigation\nsyn– assumed, supposed, conditional\nant–actual, real, tested, substantiated

ignoble

(adj) mean, low, base\nsyn– inferior, unworthy, sordid\nant– admirable, praiseworthy, lofty, noble

impugn

(v) to call into question; to attack as false\nsyn– challenge, deny, dispute, query, question\nant– confirm, prove, verify, validate

intemperate

(adj) immoderate, lacking in self–control; inclement\nsyn– excessive, extreme, unrestrained, inordinate\nant– moderate, restrained, cool and collected

odium

(n) hatred, contempt; disgrace or infamy resulting from hateful conduct\nsyn– abhorrence, opprobrium, shame, ignominy\nant– esteem, admiration, approbation

perfidy

(n) faithlessness, treachery\nsyn– betrayal, disloyalty, treason\nant– faithfulness, loyalty, steadfastness

relegate

(v) to place in a lower position; to assign, refer, turn over; to banish\nsyn– transfer, consign, demote, exile\nant– promote, elevate, advance, recall

squeamish

(adj) inclined to cause nausea; easily shocked up upset; excessively fastidious or refined\nsyn– nauseated, queasy, delicate, oversensitive, priggish

subservient

(adj) subordinate in capacity or role; submissively obedient; serving to promote some end\nsyn– secondary, servile, obsequious, useful\nant– primary, principal, bossy, domineering

susceptible

(adj) open to; easily influenced; lacking in resistance\nsyn– vulnerable, receptive, impressionable\nant– resistant, immune