Unit 8 Vocabulary Flashcards
She whirled to face me when I spoke, and her answer startled me by its _____________ intensity.
acrimonious
After I told him what had happened, he sat there with a ___________ expression and said nothing.
bovine
His father looked at the mess with ___________, hardly knowing what to say at first.
consternation
Though she had grown __________ with the years, the opera singer’s voice and her way with a song were the same.
corpulent
The suspect stubbornly continued to ______________ any part in the kidnapping plot.
disavow
Being a neighbor but not quite a family friend, he was called in to give a __________ view of our plan.
dispassionate
The political party was torn by ______________ and finally split into two wings.
dissension
As chairman he is fair and open, but he _________ his energies on trivial things.
dissipate
According to the unwritten law of journalism, the editor alone has the right to _________ the article.
expurgate
In the Middle Ages, a knight threw down his __________ as a challenge, and another knight picked it up only if he accepted.
gauntlet
Science is not based on _________ assumptions, but on proven facts.
hypothetical
Most people will agree that a noble purpose does not justify _________ means.
ignoble
You can __________ the senator’s facts, but you cannot accuse her of concealing her intentions.
impugn
Experience taught her to control her ____________ outbursts of anger.
intemperate
Those eager to heap __________ on the fallen tyrant learned that he had escaped in the night.
odium
Rulers in Shakespeare’s plays often find themselves armed against enemies but not against the ______________ of their friends.
perfidy
Even if they ___________ him to a mere clerical job, he is determined to make his presence felt.
relegate
If I am called __________ for disliking the horror movie, what do we call those who say that they liked it?
squeamish
The officers were taught to be respectful of but not blindly subservient to their superior’s wishes.
subservient
The trouble with being _________ to flattery is that you can never be sure that the flatterer is sincere.
suspectible
