Unit 8 Flashcards
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Bovine
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Resembling a cow or ox; sluggish or unresponsive
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Acrimonious
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Stinging, bitter in temper or tone
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Consternation
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Dismay, confusion
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Corpulent
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Fat; having a large bulky body
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Disavow
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To deny responsibility for or connect with
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Dispassionate
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Impartial; 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
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Expurgate
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To remove objectionable passages or words from a written text
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Gauntlet
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An armored or protective glove; a challenge; an ordeal
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Hypothetical
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Based on an assumption or guess
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Ignoble
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Mean, low, base
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Impugn
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To call into question; to attack as false
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Intemperate
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Immoderate, lacking in self-control
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Odium
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Hatred, contempt; disgrace or infamy resulting from hateful conduct
