Unit 2

Question 1

Bovine

Answer 1

adjective
Resembling a cow or an ox, sluggish, unresponsive

Synonyms: Stolid, Dull, Slow, stupid

Antonyms: alert, sharp, bright, keen, quick

Question 2

Consternation

Answer 2

Noun
Dismay, Confusion

Synonyms: Shock, amazement, bewilderment

Antonyms: calm, composure, aplomb

Question 3

Corpulent

Answer 3

Adjective
Fat, having a large/bulky body

Synonyms: overweight, heavy, obese, stout, portly

Antonyms: slender, lean, spare, gaunt, emaciated

Question 4

Disavow

Answer 4

Verb
To deny responsibility for or connection with

Synonyms: disown, disclaim, retract, abjure

Antonyms: acknowledge, admit, grant, certify

Question 5

Dispassionate

Answer 5

Adjective
Impartial, calm, free from emotion

Synonyms: unbiased, disinterested, cool, detached

Antonyms: committed, engaged, partial, biased

Question 6

Dissension

Answer 6

Noun
Disagreement, sharp difference of opinion

Synonyms: strife, discord, contention

Antonyms: agreement, accord, harmony

Question 7

Dissipate

Answer 7

Verb
To cause to disappear, to scatter, dispel, to spend foolishly, squander, to be extravagant in pursuit of pleasure

Synonyms: disperse, strew, diffuse, waste

Antonyms: gather, collect, conserve, husband(??)

Question 8

Expurgate

Answer 8

Verb
To remove objectionable passages or words from a written text, to cleanse, to purify

Synonyms: purge, censor, bowdlerize

Question 9

Gauntlet

Answer 9

Noun
An armored or projective glove, a challenge, two lines of men armed with weapons with which to beat a person forced to run in between them, an ordeal

Synonyms: dare, provocation, trial, punishment

Question 10

Hypothetical

Answer 10

Adjective
Based on an assumption or guess, used as a provisional or tentative idea to guide or direct investigation

Synonyms: assumed, supposed, conjectural, conditional

Antonyms: actual, real, tested, substantiated

Question 11

Ignoble

Answer 11

Adjective
Mean, low, base

Synonyms: inferior, unworthy, dishonorable, sordid

Antonyms: admirable, praiseworthy, lofty, noble

Question 12

Impugn

Answer 12

Verb
To call into question, to attack as false

Synonyms: challenge, deny, dispute, query, question

Antonym: confirm, prove, verify, validate

Question 13

Odium

Answer 13

Noun
Hatred, contempt, disgrace or infamy resulting from hateful conduct

Synonyms: abhorrence, opprobrium, shame, ignominy

Antonyms: esteem, admiration, approbation

Question 14

Perfidy

Answer 14

Noun
Faithlessness, treachery

Synonyms: betrayal, disloyalty, treason, duplicity

Antonyms: faithfulness, loyalty, steadfastness

Question 15

Relegate

Answer 15

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

Synonyms: transfer, consign, demote, exile

Antonyms: promote, elevate, advance, recall

Question 16

Squeamish

Answer 16

Adjective
Inclined to nausea, easily shocked or upset, excessively fastidious or refined

Synonyms: nauseated, queasy, delicate, oversensitive, priggish

Question 17

Subservient

Answer 17

Adjective
Subordinate in capacity or role, submissively obedient, serving to promote some end

Synonyms: secondary, servile, obsequious, useful

Antonyms: primary, principal, bossy, domineering

Question 18

Susceptible

Answer 18

Adjective
Open to, easily influenced, lacking in resistance

Synonyms: vulnerable, receptive, impressionable

Antonyms: resistant, immune

Question 19

Acrimonious

Answer 19

Adjective
Stinging, biting in temper or tone

synonym - biting, caustic, rancorous, hostile, peevish

Antonym - gentle, warm, mild, friendly, cordial