unit 8 vocab Flashcards
acrimonious
stinging, bitter in temper or tone
bovine
resembling a cow or ox: sluggish, unresponsive
consternation
dismay, confusion
corpulent
fat; having a large, bulky body
disavow
to deny responsibility for or a connection with
dispassionate
impartial; calm, free from emotion
dissension
disagreement, sharp difference of opinion
dissipate
to cause to disappear; to scatter, dispel; To spend foolishly, squander; to be extravagant in pursuit of pleasure
expurgate
to remove objectionable passages or words from a written text; to cleanse, purify
gauntlet
an armored or protective glove; a challenge; two lines of man armed with weapons with which to be a person forced to run between them; an ordeal
hypothetical
based on an assumption or guess; used as a provisional or tentative idea to guide or direct investigation
ignoble
mean, low, base
impugn
to call into question; to attack as false
intemperate
immoderate, lacking in self-control; inclement
odium
hatred, contempt; disgrace or infamy resulting from hateful conduct
perfidy
faithlessness, treachery
relegate
to place in a lower position; to assign, refer, turnover; to banish
squeamish
inclined to nausea; easily shocked or upset; excessively fastidious or defined
subservient
subordinate in capacity or role; submissively obedient; serving to promote some end
susceptible
open to; easily influenced; lacking in resistance
acrimonious syns and ants
syns: biting, rancorous, hostile, peevish
ants: gentle, warm, mild, cordial
bovine syns and ants
syns: stolid, dull, slow, stupid
ants: Sharp, bright, keen, quick
consternation syns and ants
syns: shock, amazement, bewilderment, dismay
ants: calm, composure, aplomb
corpulent syns and ants
syns: overweight, heavy, obese, stout, portly
ants: slender, lean, spare, gaunt, emaciated
disavow syns and ants
syns: disclaim, retract, abjure
ants: acknowledge, admit, grant, certify
dispassionate syns and ants
syns: unbiased, disinterested, cool, detached
ants: committed, engaged, partial, biased
dissension syns and ants
syns: strife, discord, contention
ants: agreement, accord, harmony
dissipate syns and ants
syns: disperse, strew, diffuse, waste
ants: gather, collect, conserve, husband
expurgate syns and ants
syns: purge, sensor, bowdlerize
gauntlet syns and ants
syns: dare, prevocation, trial, punishment
hypothetical syns and ants
syns: assumed, supposed, conditional
ants: actual, real, tested, substantiated
ignoble syns and ants
syns: inferior, unworthy, sordid
ants: admirable, praiseworthy, lofty, noble
impugn syns and ants
syns: challenge, deny, dispute, query, question
ants: confirm, prove, verify, validate
intemperate syns and ants
syns: excessive, extreme, unrestrained, inordinate
ants: moderate, restrained, cool and collected
odium syns and ants
syns: abhorrence, opprobrium, shame, ignominy
ants: esteem, admiration, approbation
perfidy syns and ants
syns: betrayal, disloyalty, treason
ants: faithfulness, loyalty, steadfastness
relegate syns and ants
syns: transfer, consign, demote, exile
ants: promote, elevate, advance, recall
squeamish syns and ants
syns: nauseated, queasy, delicate, oversensitive, priggish
subservient syns and ants
syns: secondary, servile, obsequious, useful
ants: primary, principal, bossy, domineering
susceptible syns and ants
syns: vulnerable, receptive, impressionable
ants: resistant, immune
