Unit 8 Vocab Flashcards

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acrimonious

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bitter in tone

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bovine

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resembling a cow or ox

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consternation

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dismay, confusion

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corpulent

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fat, bulky body

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disavow

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to deny responsibility for

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dispassionate

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impartial, calm, free from emotion

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7
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dissension

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sharp difference of opinion

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8
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dissipate

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to cause to disappear, to scatter

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expurgate

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to remove objectionable passages or words from a written text

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gauntlet

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an armored or protective glove, a challenge

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hypothetical

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based on an assumption or guess

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12
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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

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14
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intemperate

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immoderate, lacking of self control

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odium

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hatred, contempt

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perfidy

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faithlessness, treachery

17
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relegate

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to place in a lower position

18
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squeamish

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inclined to nausea, easily shocked or upset

19
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subservient

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subordinate in capacity or role

20
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susceptible

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open to, easily influenced