15/16 Flashcards
N. An enthusiastic vigor and liveliness, spirit; a flair
Élan
V. To cause to disappear; to scatter, dispet; to foolishly, squander; to be extravagant in pursuit of pleasure
Dissipate
V. To deny responsibility for or connection with
Disavow
Adj. tending to promote or assist, helpful, favorable
Conducive
V. To remove objectional passages or words from a written text; to cleanse, purify
Expurgate
Adj. impartial; calm, free from emotion
Dispassionate
N. Dismay, confusion
Consternation
N. Disagreement, sharp difference of opinion
Dissension
Adj. resembling a cow or ox; sluggish, unresponsive
Bovibe
Adj. stinging, bitter in temper or tone
Acrimonious
Adj. fat; having large, bulky body
Corpulent
Adj. subordinate in capacity or role; serving to promote some and; submissively obedient
Subservient
N. Faithlessness, treachery
Perfidy
Adj. based on an assumption or guess; used as a provisional or tentative idea to guide or direct investigation
Hypothetical
V. To call into question; attack as false
Impugn
N. Hatred, contempt; disgrace or infamy resulting from hateful conduct
Odium
Adj. immoderate, lacking in self control; inclement
Intemperate
Adj. mean, low, base
Ignoble
Adj. inclined to nausea; easily shocked or upset; excessively fastidious or refined
Squeamish
N. An armored or protective glove; a challenge to combat; two lines or men armed with weapons with which to beat a person forced to run between them; an ordeal
Gauntlet
V. To place in a lower position; to assign, refer, turn over,; to
Banish
Relegate
Adj. open to; easily influenced; lacking in resistance
Susceptible
