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Vocab Level F
unit 8
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10th Grade
10/27/2011

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Term
acrimonious
Definition

(adjective)

stinging, bitter in temper or tone

 

synonyms: biting, caustic, rancorous

Term
bovine
Definition

(adjective)

resembling a cow or ox; sluggish, unresponsive

 

synonyms: stolid, dull, slow, stupid

Term
consternation
Definition

(noun)

dismay, confusion

 

synonyms: shock, amazement, bewilderment, dismay

Term
corpulent
Definition

(adjective)

fat; having a large, bulky body

 

synonyms: overweight, heavy, obese

Term
disavow
Definition

(verb)

to deny responsibility for or connection with

 

synonyms: disown, disclaim, retract

Term
dispassionate
Definition

(adjective)

impartial; calm, free from emotion

 

synonyms: unbiased, disinterested, detached

Term
dissension
Definition

(noun)

disagreement, sharp difference of opinion

 

synonyms: strife, discord, contention

Term
dissipate
Definition

(verb)

to cause to disappear; to scatter, dispel; to spend foolishly, squander; to be extravagent in pursuit of pleasure

 

synonyms: disperse, strew, diffuse, waste

Term
expurgate
Definition

(verb)

to remove objectionable passages or words from a written text; to cleanse, puify

 

synonyms: purge, censor, bowdlerize

Term
gauntlet
Definition

(noun)

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

 

synonyms: dare, provocation. trial, punishment

Term
hypothetical
Definition

(adjective)

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

 

synonyms: assumed, supposed, conjectural

Term
ignoble
Definition

(adjective)

mean, low, base

 

synonyms: inferior, unworthy, dishonorable

Term
impugn
Definition

(verb)

to call into question; to attack as false

 

synonyms: challenge, deny, dispute, question

Term
intemperate
Definition

(adjective)

immoderate, lacking in self-control; inclement

 

synonyms: excessive, extreme, unrestrained

Term
odium
Definition

(noun)

hatred, contempt; disgrace or infamy resulting from hateful conduct

 

synonyms: abhorrence, shame, opprobrium

Term
perdify
Definition

(noun)

faithlessness, treachery

 

synonyms: betrayal, disloyalty, treason

Term
relegate
Definition

(verb)

to place in a lower position; to assign, refer, turn over; to banish

 

synonyms: transfer, consign, demote exile

Term
squeamish
Definition

(adjective)

inclined to nausea; easily shocked or upset; excessively fastidious or refined

 

synonyms: nauseated, queasy, delicate, oversensitive

Term
subservient
Definition

(adjective)

subordinate in capacity or role; submissively obedient; serving to promote some end

 

synonyms: secondary, servile, useful

Term
susceptible
Definition

(adjective)

open to; easily influenced; lacking in resistance

 

synonyms: vulnerable, receptive, impressionable

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