unit 8 Flashcards by Aram Jung

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acrimonious

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stinging, bitter in temper or tone

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bovine

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sluggish, unresponsive

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consternation

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dismay, confusion

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corpulent

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large, bulky body

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disavow

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deny responsibility for or connection with

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dispassionate

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calm, free from emotion

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dissension

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disagreement, sharp difference of opinion

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dissipate

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to cause to disappear; to scatter

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expurgate

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to remove words written in a text; to cleanse, purify

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gauntlet

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a challenge; an armored or protective glove

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hypothetical

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based on assumption or guess

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ignoble

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low, base

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impugn

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to attack as false

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intemperate

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lacking self-control

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odium

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hatred, disgrace resulting from hatred conduct

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perfidy

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faithless, disloyalness

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relegate

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to place in a lower position, assign

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squeamish

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nausea, easily shocked or upset

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subservient

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obedient

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susceptible

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easily influenced, lacking in resistance