AP Lang & Comp: Vocabulary List 8

acrimonious

(adj.) stinging, bitter in temper or tone

bovine

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

consternation

(n.) feelings of anxiety or dismay, typically at something unexpected

corpulent

(adj.) fat; having a large, bulky body

disavow

(v.) to deny responsibility for or connection with

dispassionate

(adj.) impartial; calm, free from emotion

dissension

(n.) disagreement, sharp difference of opinion

dissipate

(v.) to cause to disappear; to scatter, dispel; to spend foolishly, squander; to be extravagant in pursuit of pleasure

expurgate

(v.) to remove objectionable passages or words from a written text; to cleanse, purify

gauntlet

(n.) an armored or protective glove; a challenge or ordeal

hypothetical

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

ignoble

(adj.) dishonorable; shameful

impugn

(v.) to call into question; to attack as false

intemperate

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

odium

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

perfidy

(n.) faithlessness, treachery

relegate

(v.) to place in a 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