Unit 8 Flashcards
Bovine
Resembling a cow or ox; sluggish, unresponsive
Synonyms: stolid, dull, slow, stupid
Antonyms: alert, sharp, bright, keen, quick
Acrimonious
Stinging, bitter in temper or tone
Synonyms: biting, caustic, rancorous, hostile, peevish
Antonyms: gentle, warm, mild, friendly, cordial
Consternation
Dismay, confusion
Synonyms: shock, amazement, bewilderment, dismay
Antonyms: calm, composure, aplomb
Corpulent
Fat; having a large, bulky body
Synonyms: overweight, heavy, obese, stout, portly
Antonyms: slender, lean, spare, gaunt, emaciated
Disavow
To deny responsibility for or connection with
Synonyms: disown, disclaim, retract, abjure
Antonyms: egg knowledge, admit, grant, certify
Dispassionate
Impartial; calm, free from emotion
Synonyms: unbiased, disinterested, cool, detached
Antonyms: committed, engaged, partial, biased
Dissension
Disagreement, sharp difference of opinion
Synonyms: strife, discord, contention
Antonyms: agreement, accord, harmony
Dissipate
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
Expurgate
To remove objectionable passages or words from a written text; to cleanse, purify
Synonyms: purge, sensor, bowdlerize
Gauntlet
And armored are protective gloves; 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
Hypothetical
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
Ignoble
Mean, low, base
Synonyms: inferior, unworthy, dishonorable, sordid
Antonyms: and mirable, praiseworthy, lofty, noble
Impugn
to call into question, to attack as false
Synonyms: challenge, deny, dispute, query, question
Antonyms: confirm, prove, verify, validate
Intemperate
Immoderate, lacking in self control; inclement
Synonyms: excessive, extreme, unrestrained, inordinate
Antonyms: moderate, restrained, cool and collected
Odium
Hatred, contempt; disgrace or infamy resulting from hateful conduct
Synonyms: abhorrence, opprobrium, shame, ignominy
Perfidy
Faithlessness, treachery
Synonyms: betrayal, disloyalty, treason, duplicity
Antonyms: faithlessness, loyalty, steadfastness
Relegate
To place in a lower position; to assign, refer, turnover; to banish
Synonyms: transfer, consign, demote, exile
Antonyms: promote, elevate, advance, recall
Squeamish
Inclined to nausea; easily shocked or upset; excessively fastidious or refined
Synonyms: nauseated, queasy, delicate, oversensitive, priggish
Subservient
Subordinate incapacity or role; submissively obedient; serving to promote some end
Synonyms: secondary, servile, obsequious, useful
Antonyms: primary, principal, bossy, domineering
Susceptible
Open to; easily influenced; lacking in resistance
Synonyms: Bonable, receptive, impressionable
Antonyms: resistant, immune
