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
