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unit 8 vocab Flashcards

1
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acrimonious

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stinging, bitter in temper or tone

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bovine

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resembling a cow or ox: sluggish, unresponsive

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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 a connection 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; to scatter, dispel; To spend foolishly, squander; to be extravagant in pursuit of pleasure

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expurgate

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

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gauntlet

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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

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hypothetical

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

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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; inclement

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odium

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hatred, contempt; disgrace or infamy resulting from hateful conduct

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perfidy

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faithlessness, treachery

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relegate

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to place in a lower position; to assign, refer, turnover; to banish

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squeamish

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

19
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subservient

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

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susceptible

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open to; easily influenced; lacking in resistance

21
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acrimonious syns and ants

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syns: biting, rancorous, hostile, peevish
ants: gentle, warm, mild, cordial

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bovine syns and ants

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syns: stolid, dull, slow, stupid
ants: Sharp, bright, keen, quick

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consternation syns and ants

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syns: shock, amazement, bewilderment, dismay
ants: calm, composure, aplomb

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corpulent syns and ants

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syns: overweight, heavy, obese, stout, portly

ants: slender, lean, spare, gaunt, emaciated

25
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disavow syns and ants

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syns: disclaim, retract, abjure
ants: acknowledge, admit, grant, certify

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dispassionate syns and ants

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syns: unbiased, disinterested, cool, detached
ants: committed, engaged, partial, biased

27
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dissension syns and ants

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syns: strife, discord, contention
ants: agreement, accord, harmony

28
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dissipate syns and ants

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syns: disperse, strew, diffuse, waste

ants: gather, collect, conserve, husband

29
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expurgate syns and ants

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syns: purge, sensor, bowdlerize

30
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gauntlet syns and ants

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syns: dare, prevocation, trial, punishment

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hypothetical syns and ants

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syns: assumed, supposed, conditional
ants: actual, real, tested, substantiated

32
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ignoble syns and ants

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syns: inferior, unworthy, sordid
ants: admirable, praiseworthy, lofty, noble

33
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impugn syns and ants

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syns: challenge, deny, dispute, query, question
ants: confirm, prove, verify, validate

34
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intemperate syns and ants

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syns: excessive, extreme, unrestrained, inordinate
ants: moderate, restrained, cool and collected

35
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odium syns and ants

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syns: abhorrence, opprobrium, shame, ignominy
ants: esteem, admiration, approbation

36
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perfidy syns and ants

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syns: betrayal, disloyalty, treason
ants: faithfulness, loyalty, steadfastness

37
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relegate syns and ants

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syns: transfer, consign, demote, exile

ants: promote, elevate, advance, recall

38
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squeamish syns and ants

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syns: nauseated, queasy, delicate, oversensitive, priggish

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subservient syns and ants

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syns: secondary, servile, obsequious, useful
ants: primary, principal, bossy, domineering

40
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susceptible syns and ants

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syns: vulnerable, receptive, impressionable
ants: resistant, immune

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