Unit 8

Question 1

stinging, bitter in temper or tone

Answer 1

acrimonious

Question 2

resembling a cow or ox; sluggish, unresponsive

Answer 2

bovine

Question 3

bovine accented syllable

Answer 3

bo

Question 4

stolid yen for

Answer 4

bovine

Question 5

dismay, confusion

Answer 5

consternation

Question 6

fat; having a large, bulky body

Answer 6

corpulent

Question 7

stout syn for

Answer 7

corpulent

Question 8

spare ant for

Answer 8

corpulent

Question 9

to deny responsibility for or connection with

Answer 9

disavow

Question 10

disclaim, retract, abjure syn for

Answer 10

disavow

Question 11

grant ant for

Answer 11

disavow

Question 12

impartial; calm, free from emotion

Answer 12

dispassionate

Question 13

disagreement, sharp difference of opinion

Answer 13

dissension

Question 14

contention syn for

Answer 14

dissension

Question 15

accord ant for

Answer 15

dissension

Question 16

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

Answer 16

dissipate

Question 17

husband ant for

Answer 17

dissipate

Question 18

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

Answer 18

expurgate

Question 19

expurgate accented syllable

Answer 19

ex

Question 20

bowdlerize syn for

Answer 20

expurgate

Question 21

an armored or protective glove; a challenge; two lines of men armed with weapons with which to beat a person forced to run between them; an ordeal

Answer 21

gauntlet

Question 22

dare, provocation, trial, punishment syn for

Answer 22

gauntlet

Question 23

based on assumption or guess; used as a provisional or tentative idea to guide or direct investigation

Answer 23

hypothetical

Question 24

conditional syn for

Answer 24

hypothetical

Question 25

mean, low, base

Answer 25

ignoble

Question 26

inferior, unworthy, sordid syn for

Answer 26

ignoble

Question 27

to call into question; to attack as false

Answer 27

impugn

Question 28

immoderate, lacking in self-control; inclement

Answer 28

intemperate

Question 29

inordinate syn for

Answer 29

intemperate

Question 30

hatred, contempt; disgrace or infamy resulting from hateful conduct

Answer 30

odium

Question 31

opprobrium, shame, ignominy syn for

Answer 31

odium

Question 32

approbation ant for

Answer 32

odium

Question 33

faithlessness, treachery

Answer 33

perfidy

Question 34

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

Answer 34

relegate

Question 35

demote syn for

Answer 35

relegate

Question 36

advance, recall ant for

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relegate

Question 37

inclined to nausea; easily shocked or upset; excessively fastidious or refined

Answer 37

squeamish

Question 38

priggish syn for

Answer 38

squeamish

Question 39

very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail.

Answer 39

fastidious

Question 40

subordinate in capacity or role; submissively obedient; serving to promote some end

Answer 40

subservient

Question 41

obsequious syn for

Answer 41

subservient

Question 42

domineering ant for

Answer 42

subservient

Question 43

open to; easily influenced; lacking in resistance

Answer 43

susceptible