AP Lang & Comp: Vocabulary List 8

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acrimonious
(adj.) stinging, bitter in temper or tone
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bovine
(adj.) resembling a cow or ox; sluggish, unresponsive
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consternation
(n.) feelings of anxiety or dismay, typically at something unexpected
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corpulent
(adj.) fat; having a large, bulky body
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disavow
(v.) to deny responsibility for or connection with
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dispassionate
(adj.) impartial; calm, free from emotion
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dissension
(n.) disagreement, sharp difference of opinion
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dissipate
(v.) to cause to disappear; to scatter, dispel; to spend foolishly, squander; to be extravagant in pursuit of pleasure
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expurgate
(v.) to remove objectionable passages or words from a written text; to cleanse, purify
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gauntlet
(n.) an armored or protective glove; a challenge or ordeal
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hypothetical
(adj.) based on an assumption or guess; used as a provisional or tentative idea to guide or direct investigation
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ignoble
(adj.) dishonorable; shameful
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impugn
(v.) to call into question; to attack as false
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intemperate
(adj.) immoderate, lacking in self-control; inclement
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odium
(n.) hatred, contempt; disgrace or infamy resulting from hateful conduct
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perfidy
(n.) faithlessness, treachery
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relegate
(v.) to place in a lower position; to assign, refer, turn over; to banish
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squeamish
(adj.) inclined to nausea; easily shocked or upset; excessively fastidious or refined
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subservient
(adj.) subordinate in capacity or role; submissively obedient; serving to promote some end
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susceptible
(adj.) open to; easily influenced; lacking in resistance

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