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