vocab #8 - junior

acrimonious (adj)

bitter in temper or tone; hostile

bovine (adj)

resembling a cow or ox; unresponsive, dull, slow

consternation (n)

confusion

corpulent (adj)

overweight, obese

disavow (v)

to deny responsibility; disown

dispassionate (adj)

impartial; free from emotion; unbiased

dissension (n)

disagreement

dissipate (v)

to cause to disappear; disperse

expurgate (v)

to remove objectionable passages or words from text; censor

gauntlet (n)

a challenge; an ordeal

hypothetical (adj)

based on an assumption; assumed

ignoble (adj)

dishonorable

impugn (v)

to call into question, challenge

intemperate (adj)

lacking in self control; excessive, extreme

odium (n)

hatred

perfidy (n)

treachery; betrayal, disloyalty

relegate (v)

to place in a lower position; demote

squeamish (adj)

inclined to nausea; easily shocked or upset, nauseated, oversensitive

subservient (adj)

subordinate incapacity or role, secondary **below someone else

susceptible (adj)

open to; easily influenced, vulnerable