Unit 8 Flashcards
Acrimonious
Full of bitterness
Bovine
Sluggish, unresponsive; Dull
Corpulent
Very fat; Obese
Disavow
To deny responsibility for
Dispassionate
Unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice
Dissension
Difference of opinion or feeling; Disagreement
Dissipate
To disperse or disappear
Expurgate
To remove erroneous, vulgar, obscene, or otherwise objectionable material from a text
Gauntlet
An onslaught or attack from all sides; A protective glove from medieval times
Hypothetical
Based on a theory, assumption or guess
Ignoble
Not noble
Impugn
To call into question; To challenge as false
Intemperate
Excessive use, especially with alcoholic beverages; Lack of self-control
Odium
A feeling of extreme repugnance, or of dislike and disgust; Intense hatred
Perfidy
Faithlessness; Treachery