Voc f 8 Flashcards

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bovine

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(Adj) resembling a cow or ox; sluggish, unresponsive

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acrimonious

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(Adj) stinging, bitter in temper or tone

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consternation

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(n) dismay, confusion

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corpulent

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(adj) fat, having a large, bulky body

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disavow

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(V) to deny responsibility for or connection with

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dispassionate

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(Adj) impartial; calm, free from emotion

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dissension

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(N) disagreement, sharp difference of opinion

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dissipate

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

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gauntlet

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(N) an armored or protective glove; a challenge; two lines of men armed with weapons with which to beat a person forced to run between them; an ordeal

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hypothetical

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(Adj) 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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(Adj) mean, low, base

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impugn

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(V) to call into question; to attack as false

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intemperate

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(Adj) immoderate, lacking in self-control; inclement

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odium

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(N) hatred, contempt; disgrace or infamy resulting from hateful conduct

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perfidy

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(N) faithlessness, treachery

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relegate

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(V) to place in a lower position; to assign, refer, turn over; to banish

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squeamish

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(adj) inclined to nausea; easily shocked or upset; excessively fastidious or refined

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subservient

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

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susceptible

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(adj) open to; easily influenced; lacking in resistance